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    pumping lake water

    Hendo, the real question is what is the height from the top of the water to the pump for the place that your installing it? For a VERY OVERSIMPLIFIED discription, the pump doesnt actually suck water all the way from the strainer. It only "sucks" water from the water line that is in the pipe...
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    pumping lake water

    Why the need for the one way valve? It's self priming!
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    pumping lake water

    Yes, if your buying "Fire Hose" try to get NS, NST, or NH (all the same thread pattern, just different names) It's what MOST of the Fire depts in the USA use..
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    pumping lake water

    Make sure your strainer has enough holes in it to meet and exceed the pump's intake ability. Somewhere there is a math formula for figuring it all out, but I dont know where. If your choking out your pump by not giving it enough water, it will cavitate, and that is BAD. It is rated for 100...
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