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This is crazy expensive but a great pump, Headhunter's X-Caliber DC Water Pressure Pump.
http://www.headhunterinc.com/product...ressure-syste/
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I have never used the headhunter DC pump but their products are top of the line. The AC Mach V while a little tricky to bleed is near silent with great flow and pressure We also have their heads and 220v macerator on thrnboat i run. Bulletproof. Excellent customer service too
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Cricket
OMG that is crazy high. They must be fabulous.
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I have a 120v cast-iron well pump. Three-quarter horsepower motor and adjustable pressure for around $100.
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davidwigler
I have a 120v cast-iron well pump. Three-quarter horsepower motor and adjustable pressure for around $100.
If I were inclined to go the AC route, that is probably what I would do as well. I don't understand the need of putting a $1300 AC pump in one of these. I understand that the DC pump might be expensive, given the voltage and that such pumps are limited to boats, but AC pumps are cheap.
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Marco marine water pumps are a really good alternative to the cheap plastic rubbish made for smaller boats. Come in a number of flow rates. Extremely well designed and made.
https://www.fisheriessupply.com/marc...mp-m164-681-12
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keep the GM and add a an AC shallow well pump with valves for a redundant system. we have that and it works great. rarely use the GM.
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I have an AC shallow well pump. Think we used 1/2hp and have more than enough water pressure. I did not go with cast iron due to corrosion concerns. I went with the flotec composite pump.
https://d2ul0w83gls0j4.cloudfront.ne...600/135988.jpg
Was very affordable and has worked great for about 1.5yrs.
There was a 1.5hp pump installed in the boat when we got it. It didn't last long but I could not for the life of me figure out why it would need a 1.5hp pump....? What's the though process behind this? I mean the sizing of a shallow well pump generally has to do with the depth of the well. In the boat the 'well' is only about what 2' deep?
The 1/2hp pump seems to have plenty of flow, have never felt that we needed more flow/pressure.
I do have a 32v dc wire in the compartment, and would LOVE to have a dc failover pump but the cost of 32v water pumps is just a little much.
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Keep the GM pump.
If you want a lower cost or back up 32 Volt pump consider this:
Flojet 04325-443 (32 VDC)
in stock $298 at:
https://www.pumpvendor.com/Flojet_04325-443.html