Franklin Electric Turf Boss 120 GPM 3 HP Self-Priming Cast Iron Sprinkler Pump

Unsurpassed Made in U.S.A. Quality and fellow American technical support. This pump runs smooth, quiet, and strong. I expect it will still be running years beyond my time on this property. I wish I had bought this pump years ago, it would have saved me time, money, and maddening hassle. I am hauling the foreign made junk to the metal recycler.

The pump and motor were frozen when I received the pump. I was able to grab the motor shaft and free it up. Now the pump works great.

Pump was delivered promptly and so far has met all expectations. The one SIGNIFICANT issue was the fact that the 3hp motor (single phase) came with wiring instructions that made the pump run backwards. Given that the motor direction was hard to determine as it is almost totally concealed and that there were no instructions as to how to reverse the motor direction, we wasted most of a day trying to get the thing to work properly. A ten minute call the following Monday morning had it all straightened out.

My complaint is that the seller KNOWS that Baldor motors typically come with wiring instructions that cause this problem and include NOTHING to give the installer direction on how to remedy it. Simply include alternate wiring instructions with the pump.

Also the pump design has the motor mounting plate approximately 3/4" higher than the pump housing, forcing the installer to create an elevated mount, but also the cast iron pump housing has a flat machined on its bottom that would appear to be intended to set on the floor, but it also has two tapped holes in it that would indicate that it might be a mount as well. No one at the pump manufacturer seemed to have a clue about actual physical mount instructions other than bolt it down. Not even a photo is available on the internet showing the pump actually installed, so it is left to your imagination.
Thanks you.

Pump was delivered promptly and so far has met all expectations. The one SIGNIFICANT issue was the fact that the 3hp motor (single phase) came with wiring instructions that made the pump run backwards. Given that the motor direction was hard to determine as it is almost totally concealed and that there were no instructions as to how to reverse the motor direction, we wasted most of a day trying to get the thing to work properly. A ten minute call the following Monday morning had it all... more

Love it. Works great. Used for about 2 months and using for construction project.

I saved a 1/3 on the price versus local suppliers here in Dallas, plus no sales tax and shipping included. I installed the pump to pull water out of the lake for my sprinkler system within 24 hours and it works great. I thank you and my grass thanks you.