Mixing Station Pump

jeffberens · Mar 24, 2017

I am ready to purchase a pump for my basement saltwater mixing station. I have a run of 3/4" hard PVC to the DT from a basement mixing station. It goes 1 floor up and about 35 or 40 feet horizontally.

It will also be plumbed in to mix my saltwater. It looks like a lot of people use the Pan World pumps, so I was wondering if the Pan World 100PX is a good choice because of the 21 ft head rating or the higher flow rate 100PX-X would be better but it only is rated for 13 ft head.
The price is about the same, so which one is the best choice?

Also, if there is a better choice, I want to do this right the first time.

Broadfield · Mar 24, 2017

I'm using a Sicce Syncra 3.0 for my setup, which sounds basically identical to your setup. Mine does not have near the horizontal run that yours does, but horizontal runs do not really factor into the overall gph performance anyway.

jeffberens · Mar 25, 2017

Broadfield said:
I'm using a Sicce Syncra 3.0 for my setup, which sounds basically identical to your setup. Mine does not have near the horizontal run that yours does, but horizontal runs do not really factor into the overall gph performance anyway.

My system will be very close in design to yours with the added horizontal distance. If you are happy with it, I might just go that route. That is also cheaper than the others I was looking at.
Do you have to prime it or just leave water in the pipes after draining?

Broadfield · Mar 25, 2017

jeffberens said:
My system will be very close in design to yours with the added horizontal distance. If you are happy with it, I might just go that route. That is also cheaper than the others I was looking at.
Do you have to prime it or just leave water in the pipes after draining?

It always stays primed with the way I have my valves set up. A valve right by the sump is a must.