Of all the different water pumps, the submersible is probably the most used. A submersible pump is a pump that is completely submerged in the liquid to be pumped. Filtration pumps are the most common type of submersible pump. For example think filtration pumps that are placed in an aquarium.
What are submersible pumps used for?
Submersible pumps are pumps designed to be “submersible” and placed in the reservoir of water to be pumped out. These pumps are used, for example, in situations involving flooding, such as rising groundwater in basements or crawl spaces, flooded boats or flooded areas.
What is the advantage of using a submersible pump? The biggest advantage of using a submersible pump is the priming, as they do not need to be primed. These types of pumps are self-priming because they operate below the surface of the liquid being pumped. Priming simply means preparing or making it operational. For example, to make a centrifugal pump work properly, you must first fill it with water.
When to use a submersible pump?
Submersible pumps can only work effectively in waters deep enough to be submerged. A submersible pump can therefore only be used if the water is deep enough. The three biggest use cases for a submersible pump are irrigation; pumping from wells and boreholes; and for discharging unwanted bodies of water.
The last two examples of use speak for themselves, using a submeersible pump for irrigation is the ideal solution if you want to ensure that your land is thoroughly irrigated by supplying it with water from a reservoir, lake or other convenient source. Certainly because the use of submersible pumps is quite cheap, they are often used for irrigation purposes.
Types of submersible pumps
Submersible pumps exist in different types and are distinguished mainly related to the water to be pumped, such as clean water submersible pumps, which are used for rainwater. In principle, there are therefore four different submersible pumps. First, you have the submersible pure water pump, it is used to pump out clean water, such as clean leak water.
Second, you have the submersible pumps with a valve. A submersible pump can be equipped with or without a valve. A pump with a valve is extra useful if the pump must be able to switch on or off automatically.
Thirdly, there are submersible pumps with low-intake. If the water level is not that high, you can choose to use a low-intake submersible pump. A low-intake submersible pump sucks up the water at the bottom of the pump and the inlet of this type of pump is only a few millimeters from the ground.
A fourth type of submersible pump is the high-pressure submersible pump and has more power than an ordinary submersible pump, these can be used to connect a high-pressure cleaner.
Would you like to learn more about this topic? Read our article ‘Watering your garden‘.
