Upettools Submersible Water Pump, Ultra Silence Circulation Multifunctional Water Pump with Handle for Pond, Aquarium, Hydroponics, Fish Tank Fountain with 4.6ft (1.4M) Power Cord(66GPH,5W) Green

Upettools model A-1500, 40W, 1500 L/H. The printing on the box has both the brand Upettools AND Boxtech, and the label on the top of the pump itself says “Boxtech.” It seems to be a clone/knockoff of a more prominent brand, but that being said, and having only used it once so far, it seems a decent functional pump of good value. However, since quality control is always the issue with these items, you might end up with a perfect pump, or one that’s got problems. The quality control issue (slight defect) on my particular pump is: The female threaded discharge opening (into which the nozzles screw,) protrudes unevenly from the green case, which might prevent the nozzles screwing down sufficiently to be fully sealed. The pump and nozzles do not include any kind of rubber washer or gasket, so if there’s a gap, it’s not going to be sealed 100%. This does not impact me because I’m using a different solution for my nozzle: This 40W pump comes with 19mm, 22mm, and 25mm nozzles, but I needed a smaller, 13mm (1/2”) nozzle barb (which does come with their smaller, 25W version of this pump.) Luckily, I found a compatible “nozzle” very inexpensively, under a dollar, here in USA, at the major home improvement stores: Rain Bird brand sprinkler system has an adapter part with compatible male thread size and 1/2 inch nozzle barb. On Amazon, the part is https://www.amazon.com/Rain-Bird-SWGA050-Coupler-Fitting/dp/B000DCN8MC Technically the thread is a tiny bit wider (0.5mm) than the included nozzles, but it screws down into the discharge opening perfectly. BUT because it does not have a lip, I’m using an appropriately sized rubber washer that seals the bottom of the adapter to the bottom of the discharge spout. The thread size of the nozzles the come with pump are 20mm (which basically matches a North American 1/2 inch “MPT” (male pipe thread) well enough. OPERATION: The pump operates just fine, is rather quiet, seems to have really good water flow. I’m not using it with the rubber suction cup feet, so I can’t comment on how well they work under water, but sticking them onto a dry surface by themselves, they seem to work great. (Bear in mind the stated 0.39" minimum level of water down to which the pump can drain is the level without using the suction cups. Uncompressed, the suction cups add about 8.8mm (0.35”) to the bottom of the pump. Fully compressed, they add about 3.7mm (0.15”) to the bottom. LASTLY: 1) Some reviewers of this pump and others mentioned the lack of electrical grounding in pumps they received. The AC plug on this pump has a grounded prong, but I have not disassembled the pump to check whether it actually is correctly connected and grounded to the pump inside. 2) If new, the pump should be in a plastic bag, with a separate, sealed plastic bag for the nozzles and suction feet. I mention this because earlier attempts to purchase a different brand pump on Amazon led to me being sent a clearly used pump which was missing parts, and did not include plastic bags. So if you receive a pump without plastic bags, it’s *not* new. Hope this helps!

Great pump for our need Would highly recommend

I wanted to love this pump because of the reviews if you read the instructions number one it says you shouldn’t run it dry you can overheat and do damage to the motor but that’s not what they say when you purchased it also it will not prime with the power on so if the pumps going in the water starts filling up it doesn’t prime until it’s almost at the top of the pump and even when it is working it’s much higher than the level shown on the picture it’s almost to the starting of the blue when he gets thinner on the side of the pump I love this poppet is quiet and it does pump very powerful but it’s not exactly what I said in the in the advertisement

This thing gets perhaps 2 ft of lift from my testing in 3 inches of water. I would return it, but its not worth the hassle. It is quiet, but lacking in power/lift. I bought it because it said it could do more lift. Why does every pump i own seem to use Different sizes for their ID of the outlet... Its amazing how i never can find the right fitting.

Full disclosure: I'm using this as a pump for a low spot in the basement rather than in a pond or fountain. This pump does a good job at moving water but does need to be primed to get started. I would assume this wouldn't be an issue if completely submerged. Not sure how much head it could deal with - the flow with 3" of head is rather meager but it does still work. The power cord is a bit short compared to other pumps I've purchased. Will occasionally make a loud buzzing and not pump water, even with water present. No debris present in water or unit - jostling and re-priming get it running again. Okay product with an okay price. Might or might not buy again, depending on what other options are available.

I been using it to to drain water from a tub I have a air conditioner in since it leaks a lot of water daily, almost 2 gallons if not more, I have a small hose I bought for it that leads outside and all I have to do now is plug it in when I want to drain the tub, no more scooping it out with a cup and spilling water everywhere. Best part is that it leaves like almost 1/4 of an inch of water after draining and that's what I was looking for when buying a pump, to leave the least amount of water in the tub, I have the small version too. I had 1 fail on me already after 2 months but I'm not sure if it's completely clogged or if I broke it when I decided to clean the tub and pump by drenching it in alcohol to clean so most likely it was my fault. All in all for the price and the time and work it has saved me I think its absolutely worth it.

Theres NOTHING at all i dislike about this tiny wittle little (basically sump pump).. i have 3 Flood trays in my basement.. height is a issue when using DE 630w CMH.. and only have 6.5ft from floor to ceiling point is theres NO ROOM to have anything to put under the trays or drain the trays... so i NEED a bottom sucking water pump to fit right in the the little drain area where drain holes are supposed to go.. but this thing.. fits right in that spot, sucks up that low level water that other pumps cant ... has OK sucking power for its size... has 1/4'' and 3/8'' i think..lol adapters... i cant even hear it on at all... not 1db... i mean NO NOISE... just sucking water... so it drained my trays all the way down to the best level it could which is just amazing.. I'm buying 2 more so all 3 of my drain trays will be drained all at the same time.. this is exactly what anyone who needs to drain run-off.. just get these.. and some line and T's.. and timers... and you got yaself a automated system to drain run-off ... DEFINITLY WORTH MY MONEY.. its not the strongest pump but to drain run-off... with light debrit.. and things youll be amazed....

I got the 5W pump. It barely moves water 1 foot above the water line. It stops and its not due to water level or over heating. I have to pull out out, give it a hard tap and it sometimes restarts. It will eventually Stop pumping. I guess it’s Ok to pump water out of a fish tank and the bucket is on the floor. Not recommended for pumping to bucket above the water line.