Cheap pumps for fat sacs???

TMoney739 · Criminal Joined: 26 Feb 2003 Posts: 63 City: minneapolis

I need to find some cheap pumps for my sacs. I seem to remember some saying that you could get them at walmart??? It seems crazy to pay $50 for a 12v pump. Any help would be appreciated.

Jon · Wakeboarder.Commie Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 1176

Yeah. Fat sack pumps are basically aerator pumps with hoses attached with a waterbed fitting. You can get a 500 gph pump at walmart for $25 or so. You will also have to get hoses, waterbed fitting, adaptors and clamps. You could probably find 750 and higher gph pumps at a marine store. I wouldn't get anything less than a 750. The fill time is just too long.

ADAM B KENDALL · Outlaw Joined: 25 Jan 2003 Posts: 128 City: Smith Mountain

hey man,
You can get the exact attwood pump fly high sells at wal-mart. I got like 2 of em for like around 35 bucks. All u need is a fitting to attach to the sac.

G Miller · Newbie Joined: 17 Feb 2003 Posts: 9

I paid $18 for a 750 gph at wal-mart. It works pretty good but it's not near as good as a rule 1100.

TMoney739 · Criminal Joined: 26 Feb 2003 Posts: 63 City: minneapolis

Thanks everyone,
I got two atwood 750 pumps, waterbed fittings, tubing, and the plumbing fittings for all under 50 bucks! It seems crazy that fly high, get high sports, straightline, etc sells these for 55 to 60 dollars. If anyone needs an exact list of what i got. Ill post it.
later

Cyclonecj · Soul Rider Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 338 City: Atlanta

Attwood 750, Wally World fishing department, 18$ Waterbed fitting kit 6$, waterbed department. I don't use the waterbed fittings, get a piece of 1" OD clear vinyl tubing from Home Depot, about 6" long, jam it onto a 3/4" barb elbow, then into the sack. Cheap and watertight, and easy to deal with.

Dirty$outhRida · Addict Joined: 24 Feb 2003 Posts: 665 City: Austin, Tx.

I heard the other day that someone had a 2200 gph pump out i was thinking that might be nice to have. But im with yall pumps are pricey for what they are.

davidgree1 · Newbie Joined: 15 Apr 2003 Posts: 29

what is a 3/4" barb elbow?

Jon · Wakeboarder.Commie Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 1176

a 3/4" barbed elbow is a piece of plastic or pvc shaped like the letter "L" with a little ridge on the ends, allowing for a 3/4" ID hose to fit over it.

davidgree1 · Newbie Joined: 15 Apr 2003 Posts: 29

What goes into the fat sac? The 6"tubing? How does it attach to the fat sac?

Wayne DuCharme · Newbie Joined: 16 Feb 2003 Posts: 26 City: Tacoma Wa.

Sounds like you are on your way but for anyone who has ever sucked on the end of a hose you may want to think about self priming, we had a non self priming 1100 gph rule. pretty fast for 2 350lb sacs. went to a blue water self priming for tjose two sacs, upgraded to two 750 lb sacs abd put in another blue water. Plumbed it in to fill from the water intake and drain from there too. you can start filling as soon as you hit the water still on the trailer.....Great!!!!