After 6 years of brewing, I finally bought an immersion chiller...

[urg8rb8]

I want to use a water pump to cycle icecold water through it. Any recommendations on what pump to get?

 

[sakeyfour]

I use a cheep harbor freight pond pump, also use it to clean beer lines and for a keg cleaner.

 

[urg8rb8]

I use a cheep harbor freight pond pump, also use it to clean beer lines and for a keg cleaner.

Which one? How many GPH is good enough?

 

[sakeyfour]

https://photos.app.goo.gl/XGoV3UgTooYJR4gk6

I do not remember what size exactly, So I took a picture for you.

 

[CodeSection]

@urg8rb8, it appears to be this https://www.homedepot.com/p/Beckett-0-4-HP-Submersible-Pond-Pump-FR600HD/202563431.

When it gets hot in AZ, the best I can lower the wort to using my CFC is about 80-82 F. I then use this pump (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000X05G1A/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1) along with an ice bucket and CFC to lower the wort temperature even further. The nice thing with this pump it has a 1-1/4-inch NPT discharge with a 3/4-inch garden hose adapter.

 

[NGD]

I use a cheap pond pump like this, although I only paid $23 for mine Pondmaster 01723 290 GPH Statuary Pump https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HRH8DMQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_JUE3CbASYX1PN

Works great for pushing ice wAter through the IC, but if you want something with more power for cleaning it wouldn’t be the way to go

 

[urg8rb8]

I ended up getting this water pump. It seems to pump water through fine. Need to test it out with hot liquid

http://www.harborfreight.com/620-gph-submersible-pond-pump-63314.html