abe Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 Hi, First of all I would like to thank you all for the time and effort helping the community with such valuable info on these boards it's truly very helpful, so Thank you all! I am looking for a high proof alcohol resistant hand pump to pump out 190 proof from a 55 gallon drum, dose any one have any recommendations ? I would greatly appreciate a reply, Abe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudson bay distillers Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 Not sure where your from but if your from Canada, princess auto sells a stainless steel chemical resistant hand crank pump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silk City Distillers Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 Dayton 4HA31 Stainless and PTFE About 80-90 bucks Painfully slow. Consider storing the drum sideways and using a simple drum spigot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southernhighlander Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 Hi abe, I have an ex pump for less than $400.00 that runs off of compressed air. It pumps 5 gallons per minute and only uses 2.2cfm. If you are interested email me paul@distillery-equipment.com I know that its not what you are asking about but it is an inexpensive option. Below are some reveiws of the pump. E 03/14/2019 Eric M. Great little pump. Thanks! A 05/30/2018 Adam H. Great little pump Needed something to pull our whiskey out of our barrels for mixing before out larger spirits pump arrived with our upgraded 300 gallon still. This little pump does the job flawlessly. Not the fastest, but worked great. D 05/15/2018 David P. Very Nice The customer service was great and the pump looks great!! Haven't tried it yet, getting all my trinkets to start my distillery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abe Posted September 11, 2019 Author Share Posted September 11, 2019 17 hours ago, Silk City Distillers said: Dayton 4HA31 Stainless and PTFE About 80-90 bucks Painfully slow. Consider storing the drum sideways and using a simple drum spigot. Thank you Silk, Which one would you prefer, stainless or PTFE ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silk City Distillers Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 It's a stainless body with teflon/ptfe seals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abe Posted September 11, 2019 Author Share Posted September 11, 2019 Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abe Posted September 12, 2019 Author Share Posted September 12, 2019 Hi I saw this on globalindustrials do you think this would work good with 190 proof alcohol ? EZI-Action® 100/220 IBC Pump with MR Fitting - FDA Food Grade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glisade Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 2 hours ago, abe said: Hi I saw this on globalindustrials do you think this would work good with 190 proof alcohol ? EZI-Action® 100/220 IBC Pump with MR Fitting - FDA Food Grade Pretty sure that's the exact one I used to use to pump out of 55 gallon GNS drums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abe Posted September 13, 2019 Author Share Posted September 13, 2019 did it work good for you ? the reason I am asking is because I am using a simple Action Piston Pump that is made out of PVC material and I am seeing small particles in the GNS that I am pumping out of the drum, I am assuming that this pump is cussing small particles of plastic to desolve in the alcohol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silk City Distillers Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 PVC no bueno 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glisade Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 27 minutes ago, abe said: did it work good for you ? the reason I am asking is because I am using a simple Action Piston Pump that is made out of PVC material and I am seeing small particles in the GNS that I am pumping out of the drum, I am assuming that this pump is cussing small particles of plastic to desolve in the alcohol. Yes it worked good and the pump is polyethylene which is good for alcohol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abe Posted September 15, 2019 Author Share Posted September 15, 2019 Thanks Glisade! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonDistiller Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 On 9/10/2019 at 7:47 PM, Silk City Distillers said: Dayton 4HA31 Stainless and PTFE About 80-90 bucks Painfully slow. Consider storing the drum sideways and using a simple drum spigot. Warning! I bought that pump to transfer some barrel strength to a new barrel. Something broke inside on the 3rd use so I disassembled to see what was up. Inside I found a single washer on the inside portion of the seal that clearly was not stainless and was beginning to rust. I was very lucky to catch it as early as I did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silk City Distillers Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 Interesting - will unscrew mine later today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedd Haas Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 I used to use this pump: https://www.amazon.com/JAANHUEI-P490JH-Plastic-Patented-Rotation/dp/B07PRDXTXX/ref=sr_1_18?keywords=55+gallon+drum+pump&qid=1581616387&sr=8-18 Then later bought one of these: https://www.amazon.com/National-Spencer-387-Stainless-Steel-gal-55-Seals/dp/B011N6F4MI Both pumps work just fine for neutral spirits. However, I have stopped using these hand pumps entirely; as Silk notes, they are painfully slow. Now I use a Sandpiper PB-1/4 such as this: https://www.ebay.com/itm/SANDPIPER-PB-1-4-TS3CA-Double-Diaphragm-Pump-Conductive-Acetal-Air/383004202514?hash=item592cd45612:g:NaMAAOSwub1dAjJc You can sometimes find these pumps used on ebay for very reasonable prices. However, be sure to find out what they were used for previously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudson bay distillers Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 Not all stainless is stainless , we bought sight glasses from a vendor that fit a 4 inch column on a rd still . The bolts that hold the sight glass together rusted within a month , bottom line is vendors buy stuff from all over world and dont test if its stainless or jus shiny . Buyer beware . Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seb Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 23 minutes ago, Hudson bay distillers said: Not all stainless is stainless , we bought sight glasses from a vendor that fit a 4 inch column on a rd still . The bolts that hold the sight glass together rusted within a month , bottom line is vendors buy stuff from all over world and dont test if its stainless or jus shiny . Buyer beware . Tim True this. Chrome and nickel content will dictate quality and rust protection. We have some tri-clamps that don't rust but when you put a magnet on them, it will stick. Columns are usually good stainless and the same magnet will not stick at all. Do the magnet test. Good little read here: https://www.greenwoodmagnetics.com/resource/what-is-the-difference-between-304-and-316-stainless-steel/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonDistiller Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 20 hours ago, Seb said: that On 2/13/2020 at 10:15 AM, Silk City Distillers said: Interesting - will unscrew mine later today. Hey, just curious what you used to get the bottom bit to unscrew? Mine gave me trouble on that end, and I haven't prioritized it yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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