What Sort Of Pump Do I Need?

[Count Steer]

I've found exactly what I need

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/225131309085 ... BMtOOyqfFg

I've had one and it was really, really poor. Binned it having left it in the garage unused after the first attempt as it rusted solid anyway.

[Felix]

Is that your basement rental to the right of that white path? If so why not add guttering/drain just at the start of the path and guide it either away down hill or into the black grass. Got to be better than standing in the rain with a drill

[Count Steer]

Is that your basement rental to the right of that white path? If so why not add guttering/drain just at the start of the path and guide it either away down hill or into the black grass. Got to be better than standing in the rain with a drill

^^^^That.

That pump drill attachment also needs fixing to a baseboard or something that won't rotate. The eBay one looks a bit better than the one I had as they've put a hex shaft on it but I don't think I'd want to use my drill (even battery) in a deluge.

[David]

I've found exactly what I need

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/225131309085 ... BMtOOyqfFg

Maybe for about 5 minutes or until it finds a bit of gravel. I used 12v in line pumps on the boat, they self prime, and it's easy to screen for dirt on the end of the pump. I was using one for oil transfer in Wales from the spare kerosene tank.
Probably the best suggestion so far has been the sump with a submersible pump mentioned earlier.
Your drill powered pump is a total waste of time and money...not like you, Yozza.

[cheb]

A boat bilge pump might be enough if you think the drill pump will be. 12V ones are easily got

[Yorick]

These might explain it better. It's a huge driveway and about 10% of rainwater goes towards the house and about 80% of the water goes to the main drain on the roundabout. Until that is overwhelmed and then it all goes to the house.

At the moment the main drain just goes onto the plot next door. They've started building there now so my pal is gonna dig out a big hole for a big water butt with a submersible pump. That should be OK

The drain at the top of the stairs is a mystery. Fills up straight away when the drive floods and no way to empty it. Water just pours down the apartment steps. It's not wide enough for a submersible pump.

So for here I need a portable emergency pump. A simple jobby with a hosepipe connection and a hosepipe connection out so I can send the water somewhere safe.
What could be simpler ? Aha, they are impossible to find

[Horse]

Could you redo the steps (actually the paving where your 'no drain' is) so there's a single step 'up' before going down, to act as a dam?

How deep does it get there?

[Yorick]

Could you redo the steps (actually the paving where your 'no drain' is) so there's a single step 'up' before going down, to act as a dam?

How deep does it get there?

Too dangerous for guests in the dark.

[DefTrap]

If you're only looking at solutions where you need to be on-hand 24-7-365 anyway - you may as well just put up a temporary dam between those two high points at the top of the steps

[Kneerly Down]

Gonna order it as see what happens.

Cheap drill pump.
I reckon, IF you can get it to prime, it'll pump for a couple of minutes and then the imperller will be knackered and it'll just spin but not push water through it.

[Kneerly Down]

A boat bilge pump might be enough if you think the drill pump will be. 12V ones are easily got

That^

I used to use a 700W mains pump with a big car battery and inverter to get water into our storage tank on the hill when the (surface of the) river froze.
Recent years I moved to a 12V bilge pump with a much smaller battery.
It takes a lot longer than the mains pump, but I can easily leave it there unattended for 40mins or so.

[ZRX61]

I've found exactly what I need

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/225131309085 ... BMtOOyqfFg

So yer gonna sit out there in the pissing rain with a Chinese drill/pump that would likely struggle to empty a bucket?

What ya need to do is connect that small trough to a 6 or 8in dia pipe that goes off the property.. which will involves pulling up pavers etc...