Interesting - I guess you would need a hefty compressor (3hp) to get any water pressure out of that beast. What sort of current would an inverter take to supply 240v 10A (200A?). If I had an inverter I spose I could buy a cheap submersible pump. jeremy

ratty, the tank I'm pumping from is at the same level as the one i'm trying to fill and it would be 20 feet apart so would need a reason head to get any flow.

Hi kingsonlim, I have already purchase one from ebay - thanks for the offer though...

Thanks for that - those electric water pumps are quite pricey - £150 + The 12v water pump appears to be the cheapest solution - i've just bought a 12v belt driven bilge pump on ebay for £25 - will take 10mins to fill 300L barrel though. This may do to pump biodiesel too? thanks again jeremy

Hi Folks, I need to pump between 300 - 500L from a tank to a water barrel at least once a week in the summer. This needs to be a cheap solution. I have a LR 90 2.5 N/A diesel and there is plenty of space in there to possibly attach a 2nd water pump to pump water from the tank. I'm guessing I...