central heating pump

[ruthann58]

could i use an old central heating pump to pump out a pond

[happybaggy]

It would depend on many factors that probably would not all be satisfied. Although the idea is a good one, in practice you could find it difficult to set-up. The principle proble is that the pump is not designed to lift water, but to move water around a closed system.
Why not syphon the water out through a hose pipe?

[hammerman]

Central heating pumps are not designed to take particle matter either....any gunge that goes through the pump witl block the impeller.

If it's an old one, might be worth a go providing you use it with a circuit breaker.