Briggs & Stratton WP3-65 3"/76mm Elite Petrol Water Pump, 930 Litre/Min, 8m Vertical Suction, Intek I/C Engine, 073011

I brought this pump to clear a yard of flood water mixed with variety of debris I didn't want to commit to a expensive pump as it may only get used once a year despite this I was amazed at how powerful this pump was very effective in shifting extremely large amounts of dirty water the only issue was the pre filter clogging up with debris other than that absolutely brilliant recommended to anybody that doesn't want to commit to £1,000 plus purchase on a Honda.

The pump was purchased during the very wet weather in October 2019 to pump out the trenches on a community archaeological excavation of a Roman road and part of a Roman settlement. As a small charity with no grant funding, we would rather not have spent £250 on a pump, but felt we had no had no choice.The problems started immediately, in that the quick Start Guide had images of an entirely different machine, with quite different controls. We managed to work that out (after all, it's basically a lawn mower engine) but found we could only raise the water about 30cm up the inlet pipe. We soon realised that the supplied clips were simply not adequate to stop the powerful pump sucking air in through the join between the inlet pipe and the pump - so much so that when trying to tighten the clip sufficiently it snapped. An emergency trip to a nearby farmer was made, who kindly gave us a much heavier duty clamp, which once the water actually got to the pump, seemed to work and emptied one trench very fast - at least at first.However, we still couldn't understand why every time we started the pump, it was struggling to suck the air out of the pipe and get the water moving. It soon became clear that the problem was getting worse, and then we realised that air was being sucked in between the two metal parts of the pump inlet, where for some very odd reason there was no gasket or seal. Even worse, one the second day of attempting to use the pump, we saw water dripping from the pump housing itself, which at first we thought was spillage during priming, but which we soon found was actually a leak between the two halves of the pump housing, allowing even more air into the system.Ultimately, we resorted to buying 20 buckets and bailing out by hand.In total, we identified two manufacturing faults, a major design flaw, and a largely irrelevant quick start guide. Expected much better from a big name like Briggs and Stratton.

Great Pump

A friend and I drained a pond with this water pump. It performed well, completing the job quickly and easily - I have no complaints.It is a heavy duty and high quality pump that can shift serious quantities of water. It takes regular unleaded petrol and needs proper maintenance with engine oil etc. You will also need 2" hose to attach to the pump for intake and output. Setup therefore takes a little time on first use.For smaller jobs a submersible pump will be more appropriate, less hassle, and probably cheaper.There is not much information on the Amazon page so I recommend visiting the Briggs & Stratton website where you can see the detailed specifications and download the manual.

I got this because every time it rains the floor space under my in-laws house floods. I think the house was either built on an old river bed or near a mine or something.Whenever it has flooded in the past they have either had to get the fire brigade out or just used buckets to decant the water. We haven't had to use it yet, but that has given us time to buy the hoses that it needs and to get some petrol in for it. At least we know they have it and if need be can easily use it.It is a weighty machine, but then you would want a heavy machine with an engine this good. It must be at least 20kgs