[flatlander]

Going to order a march pump, wondering which is the best way to position the head, in-let down or in-let on the side?

[Thirsty_Monk]

I have it sitting on the floor with In Out horizontally.
Works pretty good for me.

[euge]

Got to let gravity work to your advantage as they are not self-priming. I keep my inlet side line short and have less problems.

[oscarvan]

For a few bucks more you can get a self priming version. I did not....Plan on having it low.

[tschmidlin]

I have heard that it is recommended to put the inlet down, it lets the air come out of the pump easier and gravity can do the priming.

[oscarvan]

I have heard that it is recommended to put the inlet down, it lets the air come out of the pump easier and gravity can do the priming.

Hmmmm, I like that idea, it makes sense. I will incorporate that into my soon to be revealed "Worth Chiller Trub Separator".......

[majorvices]

For a few bucks more you can get a self priming version. I did not....Plan on having it low.

I have never heard of a self priming march pump. I am not sure impeller pumps can self prime.

[dhacker]

I have heard that it is recommended to put the inlet down, it lets the air come out of the pump easier and gravity can do the priming.

Hmmmm, I like that idea, it makes sense. I will incorporate that into my soon to be revealed "Worth Chiller Trub Separator".......

I've had both of mine with inlet down, outlet up. But, for the sake of connection ease, I put stainless 90s on the inlets with CPC quick connects. Works every time.

[James Lorden]

The manufacturer recomends having the input down and pumping up.  I installed an elbow on my input to make connections easier since my pump is so close to the ground.

[oscarvan]

For a few bucks more you can get a self priming version. I did not....Plan on having it low.

I have never heard of a self priming march pump. I am not sure impeller pumps can self prime.

I was thinking of this one:

http://www.williamsbrewing.com/SELF-PRIMING-PUMP-WITH-VARIABLE-SPEED-P1940.aspx

And it indeed does not appear to be a March pump, and more importantly, it has a 110º max temp. Ok, I'll go back in my corner now.

[Thirsty_Monk]

For a few bucks more you can get a self priming version. I did not....Plan on having it low.

I have never heard of a self priming march pump. I am not sure impeller pumps can self prime.

I was thinking of this one:

http://www.williamsbrewing.com/SELF-PRIMING-PUMP-WITH-VARIABLE-SPEED-P1940.aspx

And it indeed does not appear to be a March pump, and more importantly, it has a 110º max temp. Ok, I'll go back in my corner now.

That would not work:

Temperature Warning:  This pump has a maximum working temperature of 110° F, so it cannot be used for hot wort transfer. For a food grade pump that is not self priming, but will withstand the heat, see our R93 Transfer Pump (click this link).

Kind of confusing with the last sentence.

[oscarvan]

Yup, I ordered the R93, as I didn't care about spending the extra money for the self primer, without even realizing the heat limitation.

[Thirsty_Monk]

Yup, I ordered the R93, as I didn't care about spending the extra money for the self primer, without even realizing the heat limitation.

You can you it for cold transfers.