WAYNE 1/6 HP Submersible Waterbug

Bought this and used it in a situation it really wasn't designed for. I had a drainage ditch that is a good 300' long and ranged in width from 2-10' wide and anywhere from 1 foot to 3 feet deep of water. The yard was saturated and had surface water which added to the amount of water to be moved. Plus more rain replenishing the amount of water. I needed to get the water moving and be able to do it quietly as the only time I'd be able to use a gas powered unit would be late a night and the neighbors wouldnt approve of that. So I ran this pretty much 24/7 since April 28th (its currently 5/23) and the only hiccups have been more due to the usage than the pump. Its been a champ and hasn't given me any issues other than what Ill list below. Mind you this drainage ditch isn't just clean water as it can have silt and have grass clipping/other vegetation to deal with. -if you are placing it on a hard surface (concrete or well packed ground) itll work for the 1/8" of water. But if placing on a soft surface it sometimes "suctions" itself down and will stop sucking up water. Placing the unit on bricks or with a stick under an edge of it works quite well at fixing that though -the built in filter works well for larger items but isn't perfect. Mind you this is made for clean water anyways. But a piece of screen door mesh wrapped around the unit makes for a great prefilter. Overall for the price it is a wonderful product. It will be nice having around for other uses as well. For just moving water...it works great and is quiet and easy to use.

This is a wonderful water removal device. The company makes two styles. This one is a bit more than the other because of the auto shutoff. Water was going into my waterwell and overflowing onto my floor. I put this into the waterwell and worked great. I used it until the problem causing the water problem was fixed. It is quiet and works quickly. Also great for a flooded floor. Can’t say enough about it.

WOW! WOW! WOW! So beyond thrilled I stumbled across this little yellow sucking machine! There just aren’t enough words in the dictionary to describe my relief, excitement, amazement, wonder, thrill, did I say relief already? I’ve used the little “disposable” above ground pools for years and years. Except they aren’t little when it comes time to clean them up for summer fun. Mechanical brained hubs and fight EVERY FREAKING YEAR over summer setup. He ALWAYS has some ingenious idea to help save our backs from bailing water and funk from the bottom of the pool. There is always about 8” that doesn’t syphon out and we have to use buckets and dump. It’s a big fiasco! Well, this time I was six months post back surgery and he was recently diagnosed with severe back arthritis and a debilitating disease that has left both of us unable to scoop and dump 5 gallon buckets of water. I searched for a pump and there were several to choose from, but the reviews sucked! I actually ordered another pump and then cancelled the order because I just didn’t feel a level of comfort with the purchase. And then it happened! This little yellow monster machine popped on my search! The reviews were fantastic and seems incredible. The money wasn’t bad and I figured what the hell - if it didn’t work, I would send it back and at least I tried. It was easy peasy to set up. I dropped it in the stagnant water at 5:30. By 8:30 most of the water was gone! Tomorrow I’ll finish with the big shop vac on all the gunk and start filling that beast of a disposable pool that is on its third year of use. 22’ x 52” in size. This has been the easiest pool cleanup and open I have ever done short of setting up a new pool! THANK YOU! This old lady is beyond happy with her purchase!

This pump works exactly as described. After heavy rainstorms parts of my back yard collects a great deal of water. I tried this pump for the first time and it pumps out soooo much water! Very glad I purchased. Super quiet also.

This review is for the larger more expensive, WAYNE - WaterBUG AUTO 1/4 HP 1900 GPH Auto On/Off Submersible Pump with Multi-Flo Technology. I have a small area near a foundations that collects water that has no where to go but under a house; depth of water before crisis is about 6”, a couple of gallons max. The pump appears in operation to be dual speed, low I suspect for when there is low water levels and then hi speed, full submersion). Low can be tricky to initiate, dripping some water on the 5 water vent holes near the power cord, seams enable operation when you have above minimum water height but you cant get it to start otherwise and want to see if it is operational (I do not need to do this later, if it rains even days later, water goes away; All I know for certain is that it is finicky for initial operation, water in those holes seems to get it to operate with a valid water height). In this state, I can feal operation with my hand as a vibration, not noise. Water flow is slow during low operation, probably a few gallons per minute, not 1900 (which on my application would be a under a second of run time if true). Probably a self protective mechanism. Of course the manual could simply tell us the theory of the sensor operation, but it is an information void, mostly concerned with you not killing yourself. You can prove Hi speed operation by filling your sink with water and submerging the pump, after you’ve dried off the kitchen cabinets, I came to the conclusion that maybe it can pump 1900 GPH! It does seem to pump faster given the water height, and may not merely be a two speed system as the product in description implies. From what I observe, water pump will not function if water height is under ½” height, and it does turn off appropriately in the interim; no motor vibration. Does seem to keep up with rain, dark suity water but not mud. I will likely need to clean the sensor section, not certain this uses a float to detect water height (you can turn it upside down, and it does not start, but maybe it would if you dripped water into those 5 holes). So far 5 stars, much of the above was to convince myself that it does work. This could benefit with a LED to confirm power (red), water detection (amber), and run state (green); or a descent manual. So far it reliably works for my application.

This is a great tool for low water issues. It sucks up about a quarter inch or more of water . Very good product. Just be careful not to let it run after the water has been sucked up, it doesn't stop automatically and can burn out the motor

I bought one of these several years ago to help bring the level of my pool down when I’m closing for the winter, I also use it in the winter as I don’t actually cover my pool the way most people do, so occasionally I pull some more water out, and I also have an attached spa that I keep dry. So just get used quite a bit during the winter when it’s not freezing. So I put it in the pool on the 2 step and completely forgot about it for a day and a half. Which means it was running dry for at least 24 hours when I went out it was not running. I assumed it was dead and immediately jumped on Amazon and ordered a new one as it’s something I need. For grins it rain the day before the new one was going to come, so I just figured I’d throw this one in and see what it would do, amazingly it work! And I’ve used it several times since and it continues to work…. Not saying you should expect yours not to burn out I guess I just got lucky, I also wonder if having it in near freezing weather kept it cool enough. But I still don’t know why it stopped running, because when I went out, it was not running and electricity did not trip. Anyways, pretty amazing, and the new one still in the box in case I mess up this one again…..

I use this to get rainwater off a flat roof. It is not automatic, but it works great! It takes a beating and keeps going. I have left it on too long a few times when there was no more water for it to pump. It shut off, but when I unplugged it and plugged it back in, it worked. I would not recommend doing this on purpose though. I also purchased the automatic one and it does not work for my purposes. It needs quite a bit of water depth in order to turn on, and you cannot manually turn it on (that I'm aware of). To clear the roof of the water quicker, I just purchased a second one of these. That's how satisfied I am with this pump.. I highly recommend it for purposes like mine.