Customer Reviews

Flotec FPDMP21SA-P2 Self Priming Drill Pump

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This drill pump actually worked for me. I forced some water through it so it would not be completely dry and then started the drill. I created suction and pulled air through a couple feet (level) of hose and then started shooting water out. I would guess it was going at about 20 gallons/hr and able to pull a foot or two up. Used it several times, my hardware store guy said he uses it for oil.

a dipper would be as productive. This item would be helpful for transferring small amounts of liquid from one container to another, but for anything over a couple of gallons, it is insufficient to the task. I tried to use it to transfer 15 gallons of water, and after ten gallons had been pumped, I carried the rest of it in 1/8th the time it took to pump the ten gallons. It takes time to rig it with the hoses and the drill motor, and by the time that is done, you could have done all that it can do with a large sponge. There are other pumps out there, readily available, that will do the work with less hassle.

I tried two of these for draining water and never got them to work at all. They seem so simple to operate, so I assume there isn't a trick to getting them going. But it is strange that Flotec would try to sell something that so obviously is non-functional. In any case, don't even bother with these things, they're pretty useless as far as I can see.

I bought this for a simple little pumping task, followed the directions, and hooked it up. It turned about 1/2 turn and stopped pumping water. The shaft felt like it was turning within the impeller hub. I could look in the end and see the impeller was not turning.

Even though it is only an $8 item, I at least expect it to work fresh out of the package.

I have one these also that finally died after 10 years. It never failed to work anytime that I needed it, oil , water , gear oil, ATF, bath tub water, any fluid that I attempted it worked great. I would go 2 years and never use it and it always worked great right out of storage. What destroyed it this time around was I forgot to pay attention to which way my drill was turning and it destroyed the impeller. I will order another one. Keep in mind that your drill needs to be on high speed for this work correctly.

Mine broke also after one use. Opened it up: it's a rubber flexible rotor connected to a metal axis. The axis is the problem - it will spin within the rotor almost immediately as it has nothing to spread the force to the rotor. I tried to fix it by putting a nail through a hole I drilled through the axis. But then I could not get the cover lid snap back...

Well, it's $7 - it may or may not do the one time job you need it for. Perhaps rev up the drill really gently may help.

I had two of these and never got either of them to work. IF curiosity gets the better of you and you just 'gotta' try it, buy it locally where you don't have to pay Shipping & Handling (both ways) to return it.

Pump #1 had no obvious flaws other than it just didn't suck oil.

Pump #2 self destructed, spitting plastic shards through both hoses. Could easily damage the engine your trying to maintain.

I wanted to use a drill pump and siphon to drain bathtubs for watering diruing our Georgia drought of 2008. On the first test, I got some water moving, so I assembled hoses and bought a cordless drill. On the second try, nothing. I tossed it.

I am disappointed.

this pump is useless...u have to make sure that the line is primed. how do u do that with waste toilet water???