Water pump advice and buying guides.
Field notes from the pump room: practical, engineer-led advice on choosing, installing, and maintaining pumps.
What Is a Compact Float Switch? A Guide to Automatic Pumps in Tight Spaces
A compact float switch is a small level switch built onto the pump body, so it can work automatically in narrow sumps and shallow water where a standard pend...
Pump Keeps Tripping the RCD or Breaker: Causes and Fixes
An RCD that trips is doing its job. The question is what it has found: a damaged cable, water in the motor, a jammed impeller or a breaker too small for the ...
Camlock Fittings Explained: Which Cam Coupling Part Do You Need?
Camlocks join hoses in seconds with no tools, but the Part A, C, D and E naming stops most people ordering the right one. Here is what each letter means, whi...
How Do You Pump Water 8km? New Forest Fire Explained
Fire crews pumped water 8km from Hightown Lake to the New Forest fire. We look at the engineering behind it, and what it teaches anyone choosing a pump and h...
Pump Runs but No Water Comes Out: What to Check First
You can hear the motor but nothing arrives at the end of the hose. Nine times out of ten it is air, a blocked strainer or the hose itself, not the motor. Her...
Cellar Flooding: How to Choose the Right Cellar Pump (UK Guide)
A practical UK guide to cellar pumps, covering portable pumps for flooded cellars, permanent sump pump systems for recurring groundwater, and the key feature...
Anti-Flood Air Bricks: How They Work, Whether You Need Them, and Where They Fit in a Flood-Resilient Home
Air bricks are one of the most overlooked ways flood water gets into a home. Here's how anti-flood air bricks work, whether your property needs them, and how...
Why Does My Puddle Pump Seem to Stop Working in Shallow Water?
Water flowing back through your puddle pump at low levels is not a fault. Here is what is actually happening, and the simple fitting that stops it.
Why Do Fish Die in Hot Weather? Dissolved Oxygen and Pond Aeration
Why fish die in hot weather as dissolved oxygen falls, the warning signs, the emergency number to call, and how aeration and pond circulation prevent it.
