Tsurumi PumpHS2.4S Submersible Trash Pump with Agitator 1/2 HP 115V 2 in Discharge Ideal for dewatering applications with sand, solids, and other debris | 39 GPM / 2340 GPH

I previously hated emptying and cleaning my hot tub because it took hours to drain, etc. I bought this sump pump and this thing will drain my 500 gallon hot tub in about 10 minutes! You need to attach a special hose to it. I bought this one -- Abbott Rubber 1147-2000-50 PVC Discharge Hose Assembly, Blue, 2" Male X Female NPSM, 65 psi Max Pressure, 50' Length, 2" ID. It screws right on to the sump pump (no special couplings needed). So, yes, I did spend about $400 (sump pump plus hose) to make it easier to drain and clean my hot tub, which seemed a ridiculous amount of money to me. But I already invested thousands in buying my hot tub, so another $400 didn't seem like much to ensure that I keep my hot tub regularly drained and cleaned, and with as little time and pain as possible. Now I know longer dread having to do this task. I can finish in about 15 minutes, and then I can just start filling it up again (which takes an hour or so).This sump pump is super durable. It also is super quiet. You literally cannot even hear it while it is underwater. I've never owned a sump pump before, so this was all new to me. You just submerge this thing into the water and then plug it in, and then it does its thing. Obviously, it would work to remove any body of water (i.e., not just drain a hot tub).As for the issue of where to drain hot tub water, I was concerned the chlorinated water might kill the backyard grass, so I sent the hose around to the side of the house, an area that is mostly dirt and that I never water. Well, after emptying 500 gallons of water there, a bunch of grass has sprouted up -- ha! To be honest, I think if you just go 3 or 4 days without adding chlorine and get your chlorine level down to a low level (as per the little strip you put in the water to check the chlorine, PH, etc. levels), it would probably be fine to drain right onto the grass.

Right out of the box you can tell by the construction and weight that this isn's some cheap pump.I have a pond that is ~12000 gallons with a heavy duty rubber liner.I use it for irrigation and swimming in the summer.Over the winter it accumulates quite a bit of sludge (a muddy, leafy, dead bug concoction) and needs a spring cleaning.This has always been one of my least favorite jobs.Well, it still is, but it just became a heckuva lot easier and more efficient.I used my irrigation pump to lower the pond level to about 18 inches. Then I hooked up the trash pump.It pumped out all the sludge up to about an inch. Then what I did was I shoveled the water soaked sludge (not even enough to fill a garbage can) in a garbage can, put the pump in and finished the job.This product is well worth the money. Oh, and I purchased the 50" collapsible heavy duty outlet hose to go along with it.

Our backyard is the lowest point of all of our neighbors and when it rains a lot we often get flooding. We have a sump pump out there which usually takes care of it, but when we get a heavy snow followed by a warmer rainy day, it can’t keep up and we get a pond.This little pump packs a big punch! I hooked it up to a 100’ hose that I ran to the storm drain out front, dropped this guy into 10” of water and plugged it in. Immediately the hose filled up and water was gushing out the other end, even with a mild incline along the path. Within 15-20 minutes the water level was down to just an inch or two, even with all of the leaves, twigs, and other yard debris that would have clogged our sump pump. The only downside is that it can’t suck up the last couple of inches of water due to the design. With our sump pump that wasn’t an issue for us.I then moved the unit over to the other side of the yard behind the shed, which also flooded. That area has dirt and mulch all around it, so it was even worse debris-wise. After digging out a 4-6” deep hole to drop the unit into, I plugged it in and within just minutes the flooding was dealt with. Once or twice I did move some of the debris away from the suction ports, but that was just to get it working at maximum speed. It wasn’t getting clogged, it was just taking a bit longer to extract the water to pump away. I ran it again later when we got more rain and it still didn’t clog even without clearing it.Overall very happy with this purchase and thrilled to have a fast solution to our flooding problems whenever they happen!

I have been using one of these to aerate an 18 acre lake! It runs 24/7 for about 4-5 years before you need to touch it! I throw water up in the air with a fire nozzle to break it up and cool it! Cold water stores more oxygen! System works very well with this pump

this is the only pump worth the money on this site. DONT BUY A CHINESE PUMP, this thing is tougher than bedrock and is MEANT to last years even if left in a hole for extended periods with regular maintenance.

I just want the attachments offered on amazon too

Heavy duty. Made well and will last forever. Very strong flow. Easy to install.

Worked great right out of the box.Pumped better than expected