Water pump recommendation ?

[Tactical Farmer]

Setting up a easy watering system need help picking pump.

55 gal rain barrel in basment with hose running 25ft up to first floor.

Wanna control the pump from the first floor so I don't need to run up and down the stairs turning it on then off.

Would like about 4-5 gal per min.

Hate when pumps ars a bitch to get primed.

Whats my options ?

Thanks

 

[Phaeton]

Fully submerged pumps will eventually leave a sheen of oil on the water.
I use a flexible impeller pump mounted outside the reservoir beneath the water level, this keeps it primed between uses.
The pump is 5 gallons per minute and is United Technologies brand purchased at Lowes for less than $100. I am on my second pump, the first one gave out after three years and the redesigned impeller did not fit. The new pump has a spare impeller so I expect six or more years from this one.

Of the three submersibles, Little Giant leaks less and pumps down to 1/8 inch deep. Self priming, its rotary impeller does not contact the pump chamber and can be run dry for quite a few minutes without damage. Over $100.

 

[mojave green]

Any submersible with the head height to push it that high will be fine. Use this and a smart phone to control it.
Bluetooth 4.0 Smart Outlet with Energy Meter and Home Automation Smart App https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01BNVQP80/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_uzyryb7DD4A87

 

[Phaeton]

I do not have a smart phone, I use a remote control outlet switch.
Plug in the pump and the remote turns it off and on right through floors and walls.
https://www.google.com/shopping/pro...X&ved=0ahUKEwiGotvI9t7QAhXrsVQKHSVAD_YQrRIIMw

A link to the unit I use, it is from Home Depot, but similar can be had at Lowes as well. Under $20.
Unsure if our sponsors offer the same item or not, if they do please ignore the link and buy from a sponsor.

 

[Tactical Farmer]

Lowes search has no United Technologies products, would this work ?

https://m.lowes.com/pd/Flotec-0-5-HP-Thermoplastic-Shallow-Well-Jet-Pump/999911299

 

[mojave green]

Lowes search has no United Technologies products, would this work ?

https://m.lowes.com/pd/Flotec-0-5-HP-Thermoplastic-Shallow-Well-Jet-Pump/999911299

1/2 horse oughta do it yeah!

 

[Phaeton]

1/2 horse oughta do it yeah!

I sure screwed up, it was Utilitech and the pump I used was next to them.
1/10 hp, 5.5 gpm, garden hose fittings, made by Pump Pro, sold at Lowes. $88 in Alaska.

https://m.lowes.com/pd/ProPlumber-0-1-HP-Thermoplastic-Transfer-Pump/3134455

Getting old and I remember too many things incorrectly, I now need to fact check my own posts.

I have a plant in a large tub sitting on the floor. It grew to almost six feet and cannot fit on a stand. The pump pictured has a short hose I poke into the tub to pull out the runoff, keeping the ends of the hoses up on the edge of the tub I do not have to reprime each use and the flexible impeller handles the occasional Perlite and leaf parts that inevitably end up in the tub.
EDIT:
1/2 hp is like a firehose and will empty swimming pools. In retrospect, this should have been directed to Tactical Farmer.

 

[DRM Ranch]

1/2 hp is a lot, we use that on our out door aquaponics garden, way overkill.