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History · 10-06-2019, 09:39 AM

I got my new water pump and I plan on backflushing while I do the install. I've read many threads and seen the way many have done it. I commented in a thread about trying it with a water transfer pump. It is capable of higher pressures as I used to run a couple of lawn sprinklers off it years ago. I also filled a thousand gallon tank with several times and it would do it pretty quickly through an inch and half hose. I don't know what the maximum pressure is but the volume. Is pretty high. What do you guys think would be the max pressure I would be safe with? Obviously I'm more worried with the radiator?

I have a 500 gallon tank full of water sitting about 10 feet high on a platform in my shop that I could gravity feed but I think I could pee more pressure, not volume

. Thought I would just use the transfer pump from that and get a good woof to it. What do you fellows think of that idea? Am I over looking something?

10-06-2019, 09:39 AM	#1
History Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: NC Mountains Posts: 689	BackFlushing Radiator and Engine I got my new water pump and I plan on backflushing while I do the install. I've read many threads and seen the way many have done it. I commented in a thread about trying it with a water transfer pump. It is capable of higher pressures as I used to run a couple of lawn sprinklers off it years ago. I also filled a thousand gallon tank with several times and it would do it pretty quickly through an inch and half hose. I don't know what the maximum pressure is but the volume. Is pretty high. What do you guys think would be the max pressure I would be safe with? Obviously I'm more worried with the radiator? I have a 500 gallon tank full of water sitting about 10 feet high on a platform in my shop that I could gravity feed but I think I could pee more pressure, not volume . Thought I would just use the transfer pump from that and get a good woof to it. What do you fellows think of that idea? Am I over looking something?