For most homes, the best small flood pump is the Stream SPP2-4, one of the UK's best-selling puddle pumps. It is light, affordable and quick to deploy, and it clears shallow flood water down to a low level, which is exactly what a domestic flood needs. If you want one pump in the shed for peace of mind, this is the one we recommend most often.
What makes a good small flood pump?
Four things matter when the water is on the floor and you need it gone:
- It clears shallow water. A small flood pump should be a puddle pump, designed to sit on the floor and pump the water down to a few millimetres, not leave a depth of water behind like an ordinary submersible would.
- It is light and easy to store. You want to grab it, carry it and drop it in without a struggle, and keep it out of the way between uses.
- It moves enough water. For a domestic flood, a flow in the region of 70 litres per minute clears a room at a sensible pace.
- It plugs in. A standard 230V pump with no priming means you can deploy it in seconds.
Why the Stream SPP2-4
The Stream SPP2-4 ticks all four. It weighs just 3kg, runs on a normal 230V socket at 100W, and moves up to 70 litres per minute with a 6 metre head, plenty to lift water out to a drain or down the garden. It has a 1 inch (25mm) outlet and passes small solids up to 3mm, and being a puddle pump it clears shallow standing water rather than stopping several centimetres up. It is affordable, reliable and the best-selling puddle pump in the UK for good reason: it does the one job most people need doing, quickly and without fuss.
When to size up from a small flood pump
The SPP2-4 is ideal for a one-off, attended clear-up of a room, garage or cellar. Step up if:
- You want it to run unattended. For automatic, hands-off protection, choose an automatic puddle pump such as the EVAK Residox 400 Automatic or a Tsurumi LSC1.4S Automatic, which start themselves as water rises.
- The area is large, or the water is dirty. A bigger or higher-flow pump clears large volumes faster, and a dirty water pump copes with muddy, debris-laden flooding.
- You need to pump high or far. A longer lift or hose run needs more head.
See the full puddle pumps range, or our pick of the top 5 puddle pumps for flood and dewatering to compare. If you are not sure whether a puddle pump is the right type at all, start with what is a puddle pump.
How to use it
Place the pump in the lowest point of the water, attach a hose to route the water to a drain or lower ground, and plug it in. It will pump the standing water down to a shallow level in a single pass. For a repeat-flooding spot, an automatic model means you do not have to be there to switch it on.
The pump can also be fully submersed in water.
The pump specialists behind your flood kit
floodandwaterpumps.co.uk is the UK's leading pump stockist, led by an environmental and engineering team, so if you are not sure which small flood pump suits your situation, we can point you to the right one. Browse the puddle pumps range, or call our engineers on 0115 987 0358.
