High Pressure Cut-off Switch For Small Submersible Fountain Pump

[wyeknott]

Trying to build a portable waterer with 5 gallon pail and small submersible fountain pump and hand held water wand to water indoor plants. Is there a high pressure cut-off switch I could hook up to this kind of pump?
Thanks for any suggestions.

 

[ethcan]

Are you able to just use a ball valve and then manually unplug the pump?
You can just grab a metal hose ball valve from the garden section of home depot. A small pump and a 5 gallon bucket really won't require anything more high flow than that.

If you feel like you need more (which I doubt you will) you can do something with a PVC 3/4 ball valve in plumbing.

 

[wyeknott]

Thanks for the suggestion. I was hoping to figure a way to leave my bucket and small pump in a permant area and counting on the pressure switch to turn off the pump when I close the water wand. Don’t even know if it’s possible. My fingers are worn out searching the web lol. Thank you again for looking in.

 

[DesertRain]

look into RV water pumps - they have pressure switches built in....
https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias=aps&field-keywords=rv+water+pump

 

[wyeknott]

look into RV water pumps - they have pressure switches built in....

Thanks for that suggestion... I’ll definitely look into that...

 

[Rootbound]

look into RV water pumps - they have pressure switches built in....

These are also called "on demand" pumps.

 

[wyeknott]

These are also called "on demand" pumps.

Thanks!

 

[MidwestToker]

Trying to build a portable waterer with 5 gallon pail and small submersible fountain pump and hand held water wand to water indoor plants. Is there a high pressure cut-off switch I could hook up to this kind of pump?
Thanks for any suggestions.

You just need a pressure relieve valve in-line or a T and a valve that you can adjust the to dump excess pressure back in the rez.

 

[wyeknott]

You just need a pressure relieve valve in-line or a T and a valve that you can adjust the to dump excess pressure back in the rez.

Thanks fellow midwesterner! I’ll see what I can find...