Thats why I like the Whale Gusur foot pump. You have both hands to clean with and very little of water usage. Use a small adjustable spray on the 1/4 outlit.
Had both fresh and salt water foot pumps on my Alberg and worked excellent . 40 gal. tank would last 2 mo. tru the Carribean. we did have rain water collection thru filters and used it during dry season.
Elect. pumps use a lot of water on small boats like the Mac.
Those on a 3-7 day trip with a 30 gal. holdng tank with small elect. faucet is ok as long as you are conservitive.
Divecoz wrote:IMHO toss the hand pump.. a small electric is much more convenient and easier to use .
1 draw back. You can easily enough use a lot more water with an electric pump. Go Figure
I agree with Sumner and I stated so, in my earlier post.. Electric pumps can EAT....Water...!!
However they are, very convenient.. IMHO get a low volume unit if you have a choice. No Doubt back packing it for 40 days ? You need to conserve water and the most logical way is the hand pump. On The Other hand, My wife and I began a 7 day trip with about 25 gallons in the bladder and "other" water for drinking cooking coffee etc etc. We both shower on deck everyday with my solar shower and washed dishes etc etc from the bladder and had water to spare after 7 days.. I feel we could have easily gone 10 days....
Our pressure pump probably uses more water, but I can slow the flow way down to minimize the consumption. I never could wash my hands well with the hand pump. Pump..quickly put hands under flow....water stops..pump again. Then my hands contaminated the lever. No doubt a hand pump saves the most water. I just couldn't make it work for me.
I just installed the Whale Babyfoot Pump and am VERY pleased.
I wanted to make sure it worked before removing the original (leaking) galley hand pump so it's connected in-line : water reservoir - Whale Babyfoot - original tap/hand-pump. Now I have two methods of pumping. I installed the foot pump with two hoses long enough to pull out of the galley and place on the floor to operate. I fire it back into the galley when not in use and there is nothing to trip over. I will post pics asap. Next job is to remove and repair/replace the hand-pump.
IMHO get a low volume unit if you have a choice. No Doubt back packing it for 40 days ? You need to conserve water and the most logical way is the hand pump. On The Other hand, My wife and I began a 7 day trip with about 25 gallons in the bladder and "other" water for drinking cooking coffee etc etc. We both shower on deck everyday with my solar shower and washed dishes etc etc from the bladder and had water to spare after 7 days.. I feel we could have easily gone 10 days....
