testing an unknown waterpump

ws6fire · 05-29-2003, 01:41 PM

This is the first setup I'm building and I've just aquired a 12v pump that looks like it should be good, it's a heater core pump for a jag.

Is there a good way to test this thing to see if it's any good?

I've pluged it into a 87amp psu (not the one I'll be using) and it works but when I stuck it in my sink during lunch today the water doesn't fly out like I thought it would. (5v=trickle 12v=flow) it kinda just flows though the 1/2 barbs like when you pour a Mountain Dew or milk. Is that normal? I didn't have any hose to soo if it has any power to "push" the water up a few feet or not

bigben2k · 05-29-2003, 01:54 PM

Sounds pretty bad.

Check out the Johnson pump.

jaydee · 05-29-2003, 06:09 PM

Yeah it should have water shooting out of it (well for PC use anyway, probably fine for a heater system in a car though being max flow rate really doesn't matter to much). Even my little 170GPH pump with shoot water a few feet in the air with the 1/2" outlet.

05-29-2003, 01:41 PM	#1
ws6fire Cooling Neophyte Join Date: May 2003 Location: MD usa Posts: 8	testing an unknown waterpump This is the first setup I'm building and I've just aquired a 12v pump that looks like it should be good, it's a heater core pump for a jag. Is there a good way to test this thing to see if it's any good? I've pluged it into a 87amp psu (not the one I'll be using) and it works but when I stuck it in my sink during lunch today the water doesn't fly out like I thought it would. (5v=trickle 12v=flow) it kinda just flows though the 1/2 barbs like when you pour a Mountain Dew or milk. Is that normal? I didn't have any hose to soo if it has any power to "push" the water up a few feet or not

05-29-2003, 01:54 PM	#2
bigben2k Responsible for 2% of all the posts here. Join Date: May 2002 Location: Texas, U.S.A. Posts: 8,302	Sounds pretty bad. Check out the Johnson pump. __________________ WBTA (Water Block Testing Alliance) Nordic Hardware WC 101

05-29-2003, 06:09 PM	#3
jaydee Put up or Shut Up Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 6,506	Yeah it should have water shooting out of it (well for PC use anyway, probably fine for a heater system in a car though being max flow rate really doesn't matter to much). Even my little 170GPH pump with shoot water a few feet in the air with the 1/2" outlet.

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