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bachmann water pump
Posted by corksean12 on Sunday, August 31, 2008 5:09 PM

Has anyone here ever tried the little water pump that bachmann sells? is it any good? I ask because I want to build an automatic plant watering device for when i'm out of town.cactii get real boring real fast.

Thanks

   Sean

 

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Posted by ttrigg on Sunday, August 31, 2008 7:50 PM

Mini Water Pump (42219) is designed to provide slow moving water for a water feature in HO scale. If memory serves me right (and it probably doesn't) the water out put is around 5~10 gallons per hour. I doubt it would lift water more than just a few inches, probably in the neighborhood of 6~10. This pump is not designed to accomplish what you are trying to do. Why not just go to your local home store (Lowes/Home Depot) and get the parts to install an automatic sprinkler system?

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Posted by corksean12 on Monday, September 1, 2008 1:08 PM
thanks for the help.
Modelling a short GWR branch line that runs from West England to a small Welsh community

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