Robinsons Ace - How to Choose the Right Pump

Honda Power Equipment offers pumps to meet a wide variety of applications. Use the instructions and chart below to select the right pump for your specific needs or download the Honda Pump Selection tool to calculate the expected performance of a specific model for your usage.

General Purpose Pumps

For general de-watering needs, Honda's new WB series pumps provide excellent discharge performance. Or if a very compact, lightweight and portable pump is required, Honda's WX series may be the best choice.

Honda's WMP20X pump is designed for pumping a wide variety of chemicals and is especially suited for agricultural use. View list of approved pumping applications

Construction Pumps

Trash Pumps
Honda Trash Pump will handle solids the size of the intake screen. The WT pumps are designed to move water, and lots of it. The WT40 will move water at a rate of 433 gallons per minute and capable of handling solids without clogging. A quick clean out port and easy maintenance features ensure long service life. Honda Trash Pumps are the ultimate choice for Contractors and Rental applications.

Diaphragm

Diaphragm Pumps are one type of pump that is not centrifugal in configuration. These positive displacement pumps are low volume pumps that are not limited to clear water: they can pump mud, trash and more. Honda Diaphragm Pumps are capable of running dry and pumping water with greater than 25% solids by volume. Perfect for slow seepage situations you can count on Honda to keep the site dry.

Submersible

WSP series electrical submersible pumps are ideal for general de-watering when an electric pump is desired.

TYPICAL HONDA PUMP APPLICATIONS
Type of De-watering:	General Purpose				Construction		Submersible
	Light Weight	General Purpose	Multi Purpose	High Pressure	Trash	Diaphragm	Submersible
	WX	WB	WMP	WH	WT	WDP	WSP
Clear Water	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Slimy Water	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Muck Water	•	•	•	•	•	•	-
Silt Water	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
High Solid Content	-	-	-	-	•	•	•**
Slow Seepage	-	-	-	-	-	•	-
Fast Seepage	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Manholes	-	•	•	•	•	•	•
Cofferdams	-	•	•	•	•	•	•
Quarries	-	-	•	•	•	-	•
Deep Piling	-	--	-	--	-	-	•
Industrial/ Agricultural Chemicals*	-	-	•	--	-	-	-
Supply to:
Mixer or Paver	-	•	•	-	•	-	-
Concrete Curing	-	•	•	-	•	-	-
Water Wagons†	-	•	•	-	•	-	-
Sprinklers or Nozzle	-	-	-	•	-	-	-
See specific approved chemical list *WSP50 and WSP100 only †Non Portable Only

Let Pump Select calculate the expected performance of a specific model in your application.

Download and install PumpSelect for Windows 95 & later (Approx. 1.6 MB. Download this file and remember its location on your computer, then find the file and double-click to install.

TYPICAL HONDA PUMP APPLICATIONS