I need some expert advice.
I have tried to research this on the internet but the more I research, the more frustrated I have become.
I just need a straight answer please (if that is possible).
Setup : I will be buying an electrically driven water pump to pump water out of a creek up a hill (a horizontal distance of about 400 feet and a vertical distance of about 50 feet.). I need to provide about 9 gpm at about 40 psi at the highest, furthest point. I will be running 250 feet of 12/3 H.D. construction extension cord to the location of the pump with a dedicated GFCI in the cord. The cord will be plugged into an outside outlet on the house that will have nothing else running on that circuit at the time the pump is running.
Question : I need to know how much current (the maximum) available for me to use at the physical pump location. This will determine how big a pump (1.0 or 1.5 HP) I can install.
I would like to go with the biggest pump I can safely run for hours on end.
Your advise is greatly appreciated.
DEWFPO
I have tried to research this on the internet but the more I research, the more frustrated I have become.
I just need a straight answer please (if that is possible).
Setup : I will be buying an electrically driven water pump to pump water out of a creek up a hill (a horizontal distance of about 400 feet and a vertical distance of about 50 feet.). I need to provide about 9 gpm at about 40 psi at the highest, furthest point. I will be running 250 feet of 12/3 H.D. construction extension cord to the location of the pump with a dedicated GFCI in the cord. The cord will be plugged into an outside outlet on the house that will have nothing else running on that circuit at the time the pump is running.
Question : I need to know how much current (the maximum) available for me to use at the physical pump location. This will determine how big a pump (1.0 or 1.5 HP) I can install.
I would like to go with the biggest pump I can safely run for hours on end.
Your advise is greatly appreciated.
DEWFPO