Red Lion RJSE-75SS - 17 GPM 3/4 HP Stainless Steel Portable Sprinkler / Transfer Pump

I had 2 reasons to put me in the market for a pump. The 1st reason is my garden is about 200' from my house and this distance creates a big pressure drop when watering from the house. I can barely run 1 sprinkler just using the water pressure supplied by the water utility. The second reason is I just built a rain catching system and needed a way to use the rain water in my garden. I bought this pump and it has solved both of these problems. Whenever I have rain water available, I use the pump to run 2 sprinklers at the same time. Whenever I run out of rain water, I just fill a tank with house water and use the pump. For safety, I added a float switch in the rain water tank to shut off the pump when the water level drops too far. I also added a electrical timer to turn the pump on/off according to a schedule. So far I have been very happy with the purchase of this pump.

The only negative I have so far is the pump is very loud. I live on a acreage and my nearest neighbor is about 1/2 mile away so I don't expect any noise complaints. The noise is worth mentioning for those who live closer to other people.

I had 2 reasons to put me in the market for a pump. The 1st reason is my garden is about 200' from my house and this distance creates a big pressure drop when watering from the house. I can barely run 1 sprinkler just using the water pressure supplied by the water utility. The second reason is I just built a rain catching system and needed a way to use the rain water in my garden. I bought this pump and it has solved both of these problems. Whenever I have rain water available, I use the pump... more

Used it to transfer maple sap powered by a small generator, worked great.

The instructions were not great, so I called Red lion and they told me to install a foot valve on the intake....This is basically a check valve or a vacuum valve which prevents the water from flowing backwards. This keeps the unit primed. To prime, you need to remove the upper black knob, and fill with cold water...run the pump, then top off again. After doing this, it works great. I also went to the local Pump store and purchased additional brass fittings one to convert 1 inch NPT to 3/4 inch, then another adapter to convert the 3/4 NPT to a std garden hose connector. These are in place of the plastic fitting which comes with the unit...You will need one set for both the intake and the output...if you want quality fittings...Now it works great

The instructions were not great, so I called Red lion and they told me to install a foot valve on the intake....This is basically a check valve or a vacuum valve which prevents the water from flowing backwards. This keeps the unit primed. To prime, you need to remove the upper black knob, and fill with cold water...run the pump, then top off again. After doing this, it works great. I also went to the local Pump store and purchased additional brass fittings one to convert 1 inch NPT to 3/4 inch,... more

I used a 1 1/4 inch suction and discharge line with the pump to get my maple sap from a 275 gallon holding tank to one on the back of my truck. It takes only 15 minutes to complete the transfer and I can pump the tank down leaving less than 3 gallons on the tank. Makes easy work of a normally cumbersome process. The only negative is the lack of an on/off switch on the pump, but that is a minor issue for me.

Once I figured out I needed additional fittings - including those with the correct threads - the beast worked liked a champ! And yes, it is pretty loud which won't be an issue unless I need to perform an emergency water pumping operation from a flooded yard at 2AM... it's sure to wake the neighbors.