Aint quite so simple as shipping it to Europe, either. If it's got a 220 plug of the US style, then it's meant for 60 Hz. This should be on a nameplate somewhere on the pump. Yeah, it'll run at 50 Hz if meant for 60 Hz, and vice versa, but the efficiency thingie applies again. It should run only at the speed it was meant to run.
If it *is* 60 Hz then you are probably OK, but would need to do a little wiring. Pretty much all places are actually wired with 220 VAC, but other than electric dryers, water heaters, central air units, and stoves everything merely gets one 110 VAC leg. If you're near a 220 outlet or interested in wiring one on your own, it isn't hard. If you haven't done this sort of thing before, it's not something you want to try for the first time via "instructions I got on the web". Not particularly tough and I generally do it "live", but easy to get a shock you won't soon forget.
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