Seek Submersible Pumps able to remove lowest pool water level

[young707]

Shopping for submersible pump that can remove most water from pool.
Pool has flat level bottom.
Any pump with lowest intake to remove as much water from bottom?
Thank you.

 

[Reach4]

Utility pumps pump lowest.

 

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[young707]

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B088K6CC86/

found this at Amazon. It can only go to 2 inches to the bottom. Is it lowest possible?

 

[Reach4]

That is a sump pump, and not a utility pump.

A sump pump will pump higher volume, and the utility pump will pump down lower. Maybe 1/4 inch. Maybe less.

 

[Bannerman]

Here's one example of a bottom draw pump that will draw down to as low as 1/8" from the bottom.

https://www.amazon.com/EcoPlus-Bottom-Draw-Submersible-Water/dp/B002JLI8FW?th=1

 

[young707]

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B088K ... UTF8&psc=1

Just order this 1.6 HP 4858 GPH submersible pump from Amazon.
Will report back once we get it going. Big concern is how low can we get the pool water go down to.

Thank you for all your helpful suggestions.

 

[young707]

Lanchez 1.6 HP Submersible Sump Pump 4858GPH
Received. Pump works OK. Test pumping very quick. 5 gallon water removed in seconds.
But only able to pump water level down to around 2 inches. No lower.
Water level sensor switch is very cumbersome. Has to tie it up in rope. No snap switch to turn it off. Very poor design.
Not recommend.

 

[Chucky_ott]

You can tell from the picture of that pump that it won't go very low. Don't know why you bought it. Bannerman gave you a good suggestion. I have this one, which will go to 1/8" from the bottom according to the specs.

https://www.amazon.com/Superior-Pum...stic/dp/B000X05G1A?ref_=ast_sto_dp&th=1&psc=1

Superior Pump 91250 1/4 hp utility pump

 

[young707]

Sorry, not interested in tiny 1/4 HP pump that takes forever, like in days, to remove much water from pool. That tiny cheap pump is only good for fish tank, not large pools.

 

[LLigetfa]

Use two pumps, a high volume one to get most of the water out and a utility pump to get the rest of the water out.

 

[Chucky_ott]

I'd use a two pump systems well.

The pump you already have with a float switch (the float switch could probably be made to work to a depth of 4"-6").

And then the utility pump for the remainder. I own that pump and the flow rate is about 1000 gph, depending on head. Note that the utility pump will not shut off automatically when there's no water and the float switch won't be useful so you'll need to monitor it manually.

 

[young707]

I'd use a two pump systems well.

The pump you already have with a float switch (the float switch could probably be made to work to a depth of 4"-6").

And then the utility pump for the remainder. I own that pump and the flow rate is about 1000 gph, depending on head. Note that the utility pump will not shut off automatically when there's no water and the float switch won't be useful so you'll need to monitor it manually.

Please let us know if your utility pump has standard garden hose male threat GHT adapter? Where can we purchase this utlity pump? Thank you.

 

[Chucky_ott]

I provided the Amazon link and the specs above. Yes, it does have a garden hose adapter for the discharge. I would think that a garden hose will reduce the flow rate.

There are other models with different specs and price points available to you as well. The specs should give you both the discharge rate, the accessories, and how low it can pump to.