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How to Choose the Best Submersible Pump: Buying Guide

✅ Why Choose Carefully

There submersible pump It is the ideal tool for the drainage of clean or dirty water, For empty wells, tanks, cellars, septic tanks or feed irrigation and domestic pressurization systems. Choosing the right model means ensuring adequate flow rate, energy efficiency and long life even in difficult conditions.

🔍 Types of Submersible Pumps

💦 Submersible pump for clear water

Designed for wells, cisterns, tanks. Used for irrigation, filling tanks or drip systems. It has multiple impellers and controlled flow.

🌊 Submersible pump for dirty water

Designed for drainage in construction sites, flooding, muddy or debris-laden water. Equipped with vortex or shredder impellers to avoid clogging.

🛠️ Submersible pump with integrated pressure switch

Automatically turns on and off based on demand. Perfect for home systems with autoclave or underground irrigation.

🛠️ What to Consider When Choosing

Type of liquid to be pumped

  • Clear water → well pumps, irrigation, tanks

  • Dirty water → drainage pumps, sewers, excavations, cellars

    Depth and prevalence

  • Head: maximum height that water can reach (e.g. 7–60 metres)

  • Choose based on the depth of the well or the difference in height to be overcome

    Flow rate

  • Measured in litres/hour (l/h) or m³/h

  • From 3000 l/h for light domestic use to over 20,000 l/h for rapid emptying

    Pump body and materials

  • Stainless steel → greater resistance

  • Technical plastic → lightness and occasional use

  • Cast iron → robustness for continuous professional use

    Float and automation

  • Float switch: turns the pump on/off automatically

  • Useful to avoid dry running and overheating

    Power and cable

  • Single phase 230V → domestic use

  • Three-phase 400V → industrial or agricultural use

  • Long cable (5–10–20 m) for deep or remote installations

👷 Which Submersible Pump to Choose Based on Use

For irrigation from a tank or cistern

→ Clear water pump, 5000–8000 l/h, 30 m head, with pressure switch and flexible hose

For floods or waste water

→ Waste water pump 10,000–20,000 l/h, stainless steel body, with float and vortex impeller

For deep wells and drip systems

→ 1000W multi-impeller pump, 40–50 m head, automatic start, particle filter

For continuous use in domestic systems

→ Submersible pump with electronic pressure switch and autoclave function, adjustable flow rate

🛒 Where to buy it

The best submersible pumps for clear or dirty water, irrigation, wells and drainage are available at the points of sale EmmetiStore, with a selection of the best brands such as Pedrollo, Makita, Einhell, Stanley, Gardena And Makita. EmmetiStore staff will help you find the most suitable pump based on the required flow rate, depth and type of liquid to be treated. Also available floats, fittings, pipes and compatible control systems.