This Sucks 😁 | Harbor Freight Battery Operated Liquid Transfer Pump

I'm doing a review and runtime test of the harbor freight battery operated liquid transfer pump. Hope you enjoy!

[@ChristianGames316]

Just got two of these for $7.99 each with a coupon. Used one to siphon out the nasty ass water from a water fountain in my backyard. Love it!

[@reallifetested2605]

These things are awesome for the price! I have probably around 400 gallons or so of gas / diesel on this one now and it still works great.

[@mrgrump1187]

That was a great video. I actually have one of these Harbor Freight pumps that I saw at the store as well and was surprised at the performance. I use it to transfer water from 5 gallon water bottles to fresh water tank on my RV. I'm going to get another one to put on my Inflatable boat as a bilge pump

[@reallifetested2605]

Thank you.I honestly didn't think this pump was going to hold up as well as it has. Since i've made this video i've pumped over 100 gallons of gasoline on top of what I did in this video and it's still working great! That's a really good idea to use as a bilge pump.

[@BRPFan]

I have one as well and really like it! The pump and hose that goes into the gas tank is telescoping be pending how deep the tank is. Get a better set of batteries, I have used mine or some time and it still pumps like when the batteries were new.

[@reallifetested2605]

I like mine too! From some of the comments it seems like we got really lucky with ours. Mine is still running strong.

[@BRPFan]

@@reallifetested2605 Ya we maybe did but then again I find it’s very hard to please some people now a days.

[@lissaelko1248]

I'm going to be buying one of these and if needed I will just rig a hose at the end to reach the bottom. Thanks for the review otherwise I wouldn't realize until after trying to do something and then finding out it doesn't reach

[@reallifetested2605]

You’re very welcome! It might work it might not depending on how long your suction line is. At the minimum if you could get a good siphon going the pump should do its job of maintaining it. So far my pump has worked great although a few others it seems are having mixed results.

[@shaun7057]

I just found one of these as well as a 1/4 drive torque wrench and a 1/2 drive torque wrench as well as a riv nut gun and a whole bunch of hand tools in harbor freights dumpster lol

[@reallifetested2605]

That’s awesome brother. I bet they do that with warranty returns. Good news is they have lifetime warranties so you can take those in and reclaim them haha

[@shaun7057]

@@reallifetested2605I’m pretty sure any returns that they get also get tossed if it’s a dated item. I’ve been hitting their dumpster every night for a week now and I’ve scored loads of tools I got all 3 sizes of torque wrenches all three are accurate too I’ve gotten riv nut tools grease guns texture guns loads of gloves a pipe threading set that’s complete a strut spring compressor tool that’s complete I could keep going but I think you get it haha. I don’t usually go searching through dumpsters but I’ll always check harbor freight’s hahaha

[@soulixayphalangvanh793]

I brought one. Used to winterizer both of jet skis work great still have batteries juice

[@reallifetested2605]

Mine still works great as well. After talking to a few people on here it sounds like we got lucky! 😁

[@williamjwarren3735]

Just picked one up today to empy a 20 gallon piss bucket at my buddy shop,cant wait to try it out tonight lol

[@reallifetested2605]

That’s hilarious. Hopefully there isn’t any poo in there to stop that bad boy up haha

[@charliejeffers9778]

120 gallons & mine just died. Used it once a week to transfer 4 & half gallons of diesel . The batteries last longer than the pump 😂

[@reallifetested2605]

That’s awful brother! Luckily mine is still going strong. I did have to start removing the batteries from it as it got a parasitic drain somehow.

[@lee1PA]

I have a generator tank that has about two inches of fuel remaining. The pump is not drawing it out. Is the level of the fuel too low?

[@reallifetested2605]

Yes, if you look at the base it just has a small motor with an impeller. That has to be fully submerged. On my generator to fully drain it I usually have to disconnect the fuel hose, drain it the rest of the way, then run it dry. Hope that was able to help a little!

[@Phyoomz]

You think this thing can pull on a garden hose to start a siphon to empty a pool?

[@reallifetested2605]

I would say no. It really doesn’t have enough power to lift much further than the length that it’s made. I will say that when we siphon our pool out for winter. (This is hard to explain in txt) but! If you put your hose completely in the water (while holding one end of course) let the hose fill completely with water. Put the end that you have in your hand under water until the bubbles stop coming out. Then put your thumb over it. You should be able to just pull the end out and it will self siphon. Don’t take your thumb off until it’s below the water level though or it won’t work. Hope that makes sense!

[@Phyoomz]

@@reallifetested2605 it does! I'll try it. Thanks so much.

[@thangchaguite5321]

Can I used in case of flamable gas like petrol?

[@reallifetested2605]

I double checked to verify and yes it’s safe for gasoline, diesel, and oils. Just nothing corrosive.

[@vf24renegade23]

I got to use mine twice. Then no more

[@reallifetested2605]

Nnnooooo! Myself and a few others have had good luck but a majority of the people I’ve heard from had similar experiences as you. I actually just used mine yesterday to pump out a generator and still working strong.

[@fredmarnach4767]

HF batteries are not that good but the pump rocks

[@reallifetested2605]

Mine has held up just fine although a few people I know and a lot of people on here haven’t said the same. Maybe we’re lucky 😆

[@charlescoker7752]

Is it holding up?

[@reallifetested2605]

I pumped another 100 gallons of diesel , gasoline 2 days ago and it’s still running strong! I’ve got quite a few comments saying theirs didn’t last, and my dad has went through 2. I might’ve gotten lucky?

[@modsquad8u]

They are frequently on sale or there are random coupons. If you are an inside track member, I think they are less than $6.29 (Oct 2024) this month. This thing could break every year and I'd keep buying them because they are just that handy. I'm going to pick up a couple more while they are on sale and try to mod one that has a hose on the suction end for the same reason as in the video, I have some fuel jugs like in the video and a couple others that the pump doesn't get to the bottom of. Also, I am going to dedicate one to gas and another for diesel.

[@delfinoloredo5517]

I bought one and use it twice and it broke try to send it back but I didn’t have a receipt so I just threw it away and bought another brand

[@reallifetested2605]

After talking to you and a few others I think i might’ve gotten lucky with this one. My dad bought one because I spoke so highly of it and he literally used it one time after that it was leaking. The one I have has literally had hundreds of gallons of fuel through it and still works!

[@harryharry3193]

@@reallifetested2605 i bought 1 from wallys....JUNK doesnt work

[@skblack5050]

I've bought two and both were junk. . The worst one of all that I have tried. And I've tried a few. One worked twice and one would not pump right out of the box. .

[@reallifetested2605]

I think I got lucky because my dad had the same issues as you. Mine is still kicking and I use it all the time.

[@ke6bnl]

I do not hold angle iron like that I lay it flat to the base and put a spacer block between part movable jaw

[@reallifetested2605]

I’m not sure I understand? This video didn’t include me with any angle iron.

[@jig1056]

Well you just sold me on this little pump. Thx

[@reallifetested2605]

Since i've posted this video i've at least ran another 100 gallons of gasoline through it and it's still working great! I've been very happy with this.

[@phantomshtter]

Well you're supposed to winterize equipment WITH stabilized fuel in it so...🤷

[@reallifetested2605]

I really looked into this a few years back. Some manufacturers recommend draining the tanks and running dry, while others recommend leaving tanks full and running stabilizer through everything. I think it depends on carb vs fuel injected, steel tank vs plastic tank etc.

[@globebull5313]

Hey does this work for transferring old gas out of car ?

[@reallifetested2605]

I don’t think this would work to good for that. You have to have the end of the pump submerged into the tank for it to pull the gasoline up through it. Even if you managed that by adding an extension hose I don’t believe the pump would have enough lift to be able to draw the gasoline out.

[@jbar6618]

thats a horrible pump. Walmart sells them as Hyper tough for $8. They seem to only work in syphon mode and can't lift liquid any more than 12 to 18" above the source level.

[@reallifetested2605]

I've been using it a good bit and have been happy with it for my uses. You're right about it having bad lift though. It does lift ok when you have a set of fresh batteries in, but that's not for long.

[@crazy1kid]

I have had two of these pumps fail after pumping around 50 gallons of gas before the motor fails.

[@reallifetested2605]

Oh no! So far I have been lucky. Mine has pumped well over 100 gallons at this point and still going strong. It does go through batteries though.

[@xephael3485]

2:38 that's what she said

[@reallifetested2605]

lmfao I thought I knew the part you were talking about at 0:27 and didn't realize I did that twice! That's hilarious.

[@Tom-x3m9g]

Don't buy the hand pump with no battery from Harbor freight, I tried to get gas out of a car I was going to junk, No Dice!

[@reallifetested2605]

My dad said the same thing. He was going to use the one you’re talking about for kerosene and it cracked when he pressed on the bulb.

[@ronaldcherrier3205]

Does it work with a hose?

[@reallifetested2605]

It definitely won’t on the suction side. On the outlet side it could if you had it below the container you were pulling from. gravity would help the weak pump.

[@ronaldcherrier3205]

@@reallifetested2605 I guess I am cutting my bed cause I’m not dropping my tank with 30 gallons of gas in it

[@ronaldcherrier3205]

Thanks for the reply

[@reallifetested2605]

Can you get a small hose in there and siphon it out? I had to do that on my dad’s truck to change his fuel pump. It takes forever to siphon it out because of the small hose but it’s better than taking that tank down. I just used my mouth to get the siphon going. Gas burns so be careful if you go that route.

[@ronaldcherrier3205]

@@reallifetested2605 I will just go through the bed and then weld it back up I think it will be way easier than dropping the tank I literally just put a full tank of gas in so I am not too keen on the syphon method to be honest I will just cut it with a grinder and then I’ll have access to the pump

[@james10739]

Those batteries suck avoid any heavy duty batteries and get the cheapest alkaline battery they have like 3 times to 6 times the power

[@reallifetested2605]

Alkaline does have more capacity than the zinc chloride equivalent. It would be interesting to see the runtime differences between the two.

[@lisavaniderstine6212]

Helloooo!

[@reallifetested2605]

Hey Lisa! :D

[@samkitty5894]

Gas got inside the battery compartment on mine. It scared me shitless. One spark and I could have been gone in a ball of fire. This is cheap Chinese made crap. Dangerous as hell.

[@reallifetested2605]

Sorry to hear that. You’re right that could’ve ended up bad real quick. I’ve been extremely lucky as mines still kicking, but a lot of others are having similar results as you.

[@samkitty5894]

@@reallifetested2605 There is no room here for a single error. Even if gas isn't entering the battery compartment fumes are. And fumes ignite instantly when the on/off switch is pressed. Not worth a risk. Also, I noticed that sellers of these pumps leave no company name, and no phone number. Contact e-mail they leave is bogus. These people can not be tracked down. They know they are selling dangerous product.

[@garyluck8502]

I have one not for oil transfer I wouldn’t buy another!

[@reallifetested2605]

This thing definitely wouldn’t do a good job on thicker fluids. Luckily mine is still kicking. It seems quality control is lacking on this. It’s almost 50/50 for loving and hating on it.

[@ericsivilla4091]

Do you know if this will work with rear differential gear oil changes ?

[@reallifetested2605]

This definitely wouldn’t have enough lift for thick gear oil. I made a video a while back that I’ll link below of a pump that I use to do oil changes, I’ve also used it to do differential oil changes as well. The video is a of me changing the oil in a lawn mower, but I use this pump for all sorts of things. Can You Change Oil Without Draining | Lets Find Out! kzbin.info/www/bejne/e6uvXpKEfNuEhq8

[@ericsivilla4091]

@@reallifetested2605 thanks bro

[@reallifetested2605]

@@ericsivilla4091 actually here is a video of me doing differential fluid. I had forgotten about it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/p17bp6qZlq-ho9E

[@ericsivilla4091]

@@reallifetested2605 thank you bro

[@theMekanik]

Haener Freight

[@reallifetested2605]

haha yes.

[@dbs6896]

I bought two and neither worked

[@reallifetested2605]

It seems like in the past year the quality on these has went downhill. Mine is still working but everyone I talk to says the same thing as you.

[@diordenims9859]

Can you siphon gas out of a car?

[@reallifetested2605]

It would be cool if you could, but this pump definitely doesn't have enough lift for that.