What pump to use??

[kernminer23]

Hello guys, Im new to this forum but not to prospecting. I just found treasurenet and boy do i love it! Any how I plan on making a recirculating sluice out of my ez sluice and was wonderin what pump would you use? I have a cooler pump on hand, just dont think it would be enough. Thanks for lookin and great site!

 

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[B H Prospector]

Hi Kerminer23,

I have a recirculating highbanker that uses a 1000 g/h electric pump and it works quite well. I have been thinking of getting a 1200 g/h for more volume but at this time cost is a little to high. You don't want to go less than a 750g/h. The pump just hooks up to a car battery.

Good luck

B H Prospector

 

[kernminer23]

Thanks for the reply B.H .... Now I need to figure out how to make a header box for the ez sluice cause Im thinkin they dont make one for it. Any ideas?

 

[B H Prospector]

Hi Kernminer23,

How are you at metal work ie cutting and bending sheet tin? I can design a header box but I'm not worth a darn when it comes to working with sheet metal. Tend to cut up my hands to look like hamberger. I can draw it up but you would have to make it to the dementions of your sliuce.

B H Prospector

 

[Golden member]

Here's my version of what I think that you are asking about. It uses a 1200gph electric pump that runs on 12volts, hence the car battery. The boiler box was made out of wood because I had no real metal working tools at the time. The box is a Keene A51 so it's about 6inch wide. The legs . . . oh those legs, they were a dumb idea. maybe try comming up with your own method here. I also installed a level on the unit so that setup would be a snap. The level was set in place with glue after I had set the device up in my garage and tested it for flow rate and drop. With 1200gph flowing through a 6 inch wide sluice you can really only process 1/4 inch sized gravels so the grizzley is designed based on that. The pump was mounted with a zap strap when I arrived and figured out where I wanted it, it saves on filter box design needs.

The boiler box served to smooth out the water flow with that angeled deflection plate as well as breakup the material as well as help seperate the larger rocks and have them tumble out the backside because of the grizzle, really the grizzly should be made out of stainless rails like bike spokes or something like that instead of brass. The whole thing would fit in my backpack whick allow me to carry a shovel and have one free hand. Good luck