Subaru PKV101 - 28 GPM (1") Water Pump

I know it says for water, but I use it to pump mineral oil out of transformers for the power company (I do environmental work for them). It will pump down a padmount TX in about 5 minutes tops (about 40-50 gallons). I've been using the same pump for about 6-7 years, at least once a week with no problem. Lightweight so there's no problem getting it to a back yard of a residence or any other obstructions. Just got another one on mothballs "just in case". Odds are as not I'll never have to break it out! GREAT MACHINE!!

I know it says for water, but I use it to pump mineral oil out of transformers for the power company (I do environmental work for them). It will pump down a padmount TX in about 5 minutes tops (about 40-50 gallons). I've been using the same pump for about 6-7 years, at least once a week with no problem. Lightweight so there's no problem getting it to a back yard of a residence or any other obstructions. Just got another one on mothballs "just in case". Odds are as not I'll never... more

Very nice pump. I bought it to replace an old Homelite 2 stroke that lasted well past my expectations. The throttleability is excellent and this pump appears to outperform (pressure and flow) the electric jet pump for my house. This pump appears to be well designed and manufactured and I expect it to last a long time.

I have used this pump a few times so far and have changed the break-in oil. The oil capacity is quite small and it is probably a good idea to change it frequently, it is easy to do. Being a 4 stroke it is much nicer to run than the old Homelite, quiet, clean burning, and smooth torque curve.

With the hoses hooked up and the pump primed once with water (quite easy too the way it is designed), the pump easily drew water up about 6' after a short time on the lowest throttle setting - I will not know how well it will draw from a lower point until later in the season, but I suspect it will be fine. It was a bit tricky to start, finding the right choke setting, with a primed system and the engine warm.

Cold starts and hot starts are easy. The fuel tank capacity is perfect for my needs, quite similar to the old pump in volume of water pumped, it draws my auxiliary well down about 3' on a tank full and is time for me check the level, andor move a sprinkler or whatever.

The pump came with a nice packet of fittings, 2- 1" gaskets, a strainer, hose clamps... so I didn't have to rob the 1" to three quarter inch garden hose adapter off the old pump.

Water Pumps Direct had the best price including shipping that I could find, and they were good to deal with. My only suggestion is to change their online ordering to not require yet another password protected account just to buy something. I called in my order after running into that. Delivery was fine.

Very nice pump. I bought it to replace an old Homelite 2 stroke that lasted well past my expectations. The throttleability is excellent and this pump appears to outperform (pressure and flow) the electric jet pump for my house. This pump appears to be well designed and manufactured and I expect it to last a long time.

I have used this pump a few times so far and have changed the break-in oil. The oil capacity is quite small and it is probably a good idea to change it frequently, it is... more

I use this to water my garden. When filling my water barrels, I drop the suction hose in about a foot of water and turn up the throttle once its primed, in a matter of minutes I have 3 55 gal barrels full. It does an amazing job pulling water up a steep bank. At idle i can use the pump to run my drip irrigation and with a splitter i can run a sprinkler or soaker hose as well. Great little pump, wish I had purchased sooner!

My pump arrived yesterday and after reading all the instructions it was time to give it a try. I could not believe what this pump will do!!! It started on the third pull from the box and picked the water up immediately. I have a twelve foot hard plastic hose going to the branch and 125' garden hose going up a slight incline to the garden with a splitter on the end of the hose with two gilmore sprinkler heads running on it. Th engine needs less than half throttle to run the two heads with not problem. It is a lot quieter than my older pump which is fifty three years old and can not get parts any more for it. I would recommend this pump to anyone wanting to water a small garden or the lawn it does an amazing job for it's size. It really exceeded my expectations. It would easily run four sprinkler heads with no problem.

My pump arrived yesterday and after reading all the instructions it was time to give it a try. I could not believe what this pump will do!!! It started on the third pull from the box and picked the water up immediately. I have a twelve foot hard plastic hose going to the branch and 125' garden hose going up a slight incline to the garden with a splitter on the end of the hose with two gilmore sprinkler heads running on it. Th engine needs less than half throttle to run the two heads with not... more

I purchased my Subaru pump primarily to water my 2 acre garden from a creek.

It definitely had the best warranty and I figured that IF it did even most of what they advertisement said it would do, I'd be satisfied.

It's an unbelievable little pump! I purchased 25' of 1.5" suction line and started out with one 100' X 34" garden hose on the head. I am now running 150' of 34" HD garden hose with a splitter and added two additional 50' soaker hoses or two sprinkler heads.

It runs all of that on it's lowest throttle setting and will run 45-50 minutes per tank of fuel.

This pump is quite the value!......quiet and fuel efficient as well!

Oh, and just out of the box after filling the crank case with oil and the pump primer with water it started on the 3rd pull and has never failed to start in two pulls max since. And it has never* required re-priming due to the one way prime check valve.

I purchased my Subaru pump primarily to water my 2 acre garden from a creek.

It definitely had the best warranty and I figured that IF it did even most of what they advertisement said it would do, I'd be satisfied.

It's an unbelievable little pump! I purchased 25' of 1.5" suction line and started out with one 100' X 34" garden hose on the head. I am now running 150' of 34" HD garden hose with a splitter and added two additional 50' soaker hoses or two sprinkler heads.
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I bought this pump to attempt to pump water from a near by creek up the bank and on to my garden which is about 2 acres. The height of creek bank varies along the edge of the garden from 10 to almost 20 feet from garden level. This little pump handles it with no problem. Not only that but I have 300' of commercial grade garden hose on it with a splitter running two separate 50 foot extensions with sprinkler heads on them. It never fails to deliver the water. Amazingly, I have had to dig out larger pools to pump from as it pumps normal 'water holes' in the creek dry long before a tank of fuel runs thru the pump. And it runs just at 30 minutes on a tank of fuel running 3/4 throttle.

The only down side is that you need to place one hand on the handle to pull the starter rope and that handle is very thin tubing that bends and breaks easily. I bent a piece of heavy wall conduit and reinstalled the throttle lever to solve that problem. It always starts first or second pull without fail.......

Over all it is a tremendous value and offers better performance than the specs say it will do. You can't go wrong with this little pump. My pump is going on its 4th Summer now.

I bought this pump to attempt to pump water from a near by creek up the bank and on to my garden which is about 2 acres. The height of creek bank varies along the edge of the garden from 10 to almost 20 feet from garden level. This little pump handles it with no problem. Not only that but I have 300' of commercial grade garden hose on it with a splitter running two separate 50 foot extensions with sprinkler heads on them. It never fails to deliver the water. Amazingly, I have had to dig out... more

The handle is a weak spot on this pump. It cracked at the mount in less than a week. This same thing happend on another one that I bought a few years ago. The stand bent on that one as well.

Purchased in 2011, and waited to review until I had ran it for a while. I can pump 900 gallons per fueling and as you can see it uses very little gas and is very easy to store and maintain. I use the pump as a transfer pump from my rain capture tanks to my larger storage tanks and than as a direct irrigation pump. It has always performed with just basic oil changes. The only weak area is the handle,metal fatigue, but that is a very easy fix. I have recommend the product to friends but it seems its cheaper to borrow mine. Great Value.

Purchased in 2011, and waited to review until I had ran it for a while. I can pump 900 gallons per fueling and as you can see it uses very little gas and is very easy to store and maintain. I use the pump as a transfer pump from my rain capture tanks to my larger storage tanks and than as a direct irrigation pump. It has always performed with just basic oil changes. The only weak area is the handle,metal fatigue, but that is a very easy fix. I have recommend the product to friends but it... more

I am using the PKV101 to bring water up hill from the lake to the deck of my camp where we fill a 55 gallon plastic drum to have water for washing dishes etc.

The pump runs great and is lifting and delivering water from a static level that I questioned it would be able to.

I am very pleased!!

The little Pump works great! It is a bit noisy. Too noisy for a back pack. I would bet the 3/4" hose and fittings limit it's productivity a bit. A big spray head on a 1'' wand would be good. Skimmer wants to float up out of the water, it needs more weight to keep from pulling air. Best possible accessory would be a big wheel golf cart with a stand for the pump and brackets to roll up the hose.

I purchased this pump to fill a 3000 gal. storage tank from a seasonal creek in the front of my woodsy home.

We use dit to set up a solar drip system for our vegetable garden, as we are on a well that at the end of the summer does not produce as much water.

This sweet 'lil pump started on the third pull and filled the tank in a bit over 4 hours. The only problem is it runs out of gas too often, but that's not really a problem.

I would recommend this pump to anyone . Oh, its pretty quiet too...

I purchased this pump to fill a 3000 gal. storage tank from a seasonal creek in the front of my woodsy home.

We use dit to set up a solar drip system for our vegetable garden, as we are on a well that at the end of the summer does not produce as much water.

This sweet 'lil pump started on the third pull and filled the tank in a bit over 4 hours. The only problem is it runs out of gas too often, but that's not really a problem.

I would recommend this pump to anyone . Oh, its pretty... more