Used to pump manholes, for irrigation and lawn sprinkling, for fire protection and as an emergency water supply during power failure.
Capacities range up to 85 gallons per minute. Suction lifts up to 25′.
Another type is a highpressure, handheld utility pump that adds as much as 80 lbs. to intake pressure. It operates on 115V current, and when connected to a standard garden hose, can be used to hose down hardsurface driveways and window screens, to wash cars and boats and to clean animal-housing areas. They will also draw water from shallow wells, tanks, etc.