Red Lion PumpWorks 1/2 HP, 7.4 GPM, 115/230 Volt PWJET50 Cast Iron Shallow Well Jet Pump, Black 97080501

Long story. I attached this pump to a pressure tank at my camp site. But it's not that simple. The pump is down inside a narrow pit to keep it under frost level. Unfortunately, the pit fills with water, so I also have a sump pump down there to keep the water level down. One time when I wasn't there, the power went out and the pit filled with water. I later arrived at camp to find the pump and tank upside down in the pit because they had flipped over during the flooding episode. I unplugged everything, got everything right side up, and dried out the pressure switch. I plugged it back in and hoped for the best. Miraculously, the pump fired right up. Fast forward about a year. The power went out again during the winter. Once again, the pump flipped over and floated to the top (I had no way of fastening it to the bottom), only this time the water forced the pump above the frost line where it froze solid in ice. In fact, the water in the pump froze and expanded to the point where it had split the pump casting in half. When I got there in spring, I saw what had happened, but didn't realize that the pump was split in half. I put the pump and tank right side up again, which was getting really old, and plugged it in. The pump just hummed, so I unplugged it. I had to remove the fan shroud and spray it with pb blaster and work the shaft with pliers to loosen it up. After I freed up the shaft, I plugged it in and it started pumping up the tank, but it was really loud because the bearings had rusted. It was then that I noticed the pump casting was leaking water out the side. I unplugged and went down in the pit to check and noticed the pump housing was split in two, with about a 3/8" gap on one side. I then plugged it back in, at which time the pump continued to scream in agony. Even so, it still pumped up the pressure in the tank to where it was used for spraying off my camper. I still have the pump and use it like that occasionally until I can get it replaced, though I recommend not doing what I do. If this pump can survive an ordeal like I put it through, then it should definitely be fine with a normal owner.

I get a lot of water in my house's sump pit, so a couple years ago decided to install a drip irrigation system with an irrigation pump to make use of the water, rather than just pumping it into the sewer system. My previous irrigation pump failed after about 2 years and 110k gallons (see my Goplus 1200W Shallow Well Pump review). I paid a little more for this pump so hopefully it will last longer, plus repair parts are available (unlike the Goplus pump). It does the job and is reasonably quiet - no complaints. So far it has pumped about 30k gallons since installation July-2017. 11/3/18 update: completed irrigation pumping for the season. The Red Lion pump continues to work perfectly, and now has pumped a total of around 65,000 gallons to irrigate my yard over the two seasons its been in service. 7/14/22 update - still working great for my irrigation system. The last couple years it has taken a couple attempts to get it started in spring - plug in for a few seconds, unplug for a few seconds, plug in again. I assume the shaft has become somewhat stuck over winter, but it does start up after just a couple cycles. 5/9/23 update - took multiple attempts to get it going this year. I plug it in, hear it struggling to start, then unplug it before it blows a fuse. I had about given up but tried it one more time and it started! Since it is sitting in water unused for about 6 months, I think something seizes up and it takes a while to break loose. Once started up, it works great. It has now been pumping water for over 6 years. 10/27/23 update - just turned it off for the winter season. It is still working great - has pump over 200k gallons since install in 2017. I plan to alleviate the spring startup issue (mentioned above) by starting it up every week over winter, just to break loose whatever makes it hard to start in spring. 5/14/24 update - started it about once a week over winter (just pumped water back into my sump pit for about 5 sec) and had no issues starting up this spring for my drip irrigation system. Still very happy with pump.

Pump worked great and as of today still funchion, only issue so far after 3 yrs of usage for a house shallow well pump. Leak appears to have started in the turbin chamber small not a big deal but will have to replace seals.

The pump looked brand new at the unboxing, but the pressure switch tube was very brittle and started leaking at the nipple attachment at the time of install. Unfortunately you have to entirely hook up and pressurize to see the leak which leads me to believe they are not tested prior to shipment or I received some very old stock for the tube to be this brittle. Just moving it by hand to try to seal it better on the nipple led to more leaking and cracking of the tube. I then took a razor blade and snipped off the cracked 1/2" end of the tube, only to have more of it crack trying to slide it over the brass nipple. Most pumps use a poly/ soft tube that can easily be removed and replaced. I am concerned about the quality control/ design if this is the norm.

I'm using this to pump from an above-ground tank to a pressure tank and our house. It works well and is smooth and fairly quiet. Its designed to pump from a shallow well so this is an easy duty for it. The submersible pump in our 250-ft well was not providing enough pressure and flow when pumping directly to our pressure tank so now it keeps the storage tank full, controlled by a float switch. And this new pump provides plenty of water when we need it. It requires a 1-1/4" external check valve on the suction side. The 1" discharge doesn't require a check valve. There are two mounting feet at the flange between the motor and pump. I attached them to a short piece of 2x6 and put rubber feet on it. The pipes also hold it in place so there is no problem with vibration. It comes set for 230 volts but is easy to switch to 115 which I did, and attached a cord and plug to it. I was going to install a separate pressure switch but the one that comes on it works fine. It's a clone of a Square D pressure switch, and can be adjusted for higher pressure by turning a screw. Instructions are inside the cover. I would recommend this to a friend or even a total stranger.

Para los sprinkler 110 v no suficiente

Es una bomba de excelente construcción. Tengo una instalada desde 2018 en el exterior. Mas allá de las marcas de los años por la exposición nunca ha fallado. Es un poco ruidosa como dicen otros. Le instale unas bases en goma que absorben la vibración. Excelente producto.

We collect rain water as our main source of water. This pump has worked flawlessly! We have it hooked up to a 575 water tank running to the house. It moves the water to the house with great pressure. We have not had any problems with pressure. We’ll be ordering another one to use to move water from another tank into our main tank.

works great so far hopefully for years to come. Same design as the old one so installation was a breeze, as long as you have muscle to loosen fittings.

I am extremely disappointed with the delivery though

je l'ai acheter comme spaire je suis sure quelle va durer si c'est comme leur reservoir red lion c'est les meilleure.

Looks well built, quiet.

Terrifible product purchased while back .. first one crapped out after 6 months had it replaced under warranty then the replacement stopped working after a year and so if you want to continue to buy this product every year or so don't buy this product terrible should definitely have a 2 year warranty gatunteed without needing to purchase extended warranty .. will be looking at diff options this time around also I paid over $300 when I purchased and it's now much less .. do not purchase