TeraPump Battery Powered Fuel Transfer Pump for 15, 30, and 55 Gallon Drums

Video Transcript for TeraPump Fuel Transfer Drum Pump Review

Hi, everyone. Aiden here with etrailer. Today, we're gonna be taking a look at these Tera Pump fuel transfer pumps. This particular one is going to attach to either a 15, a 30 or a 55-gallon drum and be a good way to transfer a variety of different non-corrosive liquids such as gasoline, diesel, DEF and other liquids that it is approved to be used with. Let's check it out. With this particular version of the pump, there's a few things to keep in mind.

We've got this option that's going to be powered by a lithium ion battery, and then there's one that isn't battery operated. It'll actually have a plug on the top you can plug directly into the wall, so depending on what you're looking for, you can go for either option. They are gonna function the exact same way though. And then with the battery powered and the non-battery powered option, there's going to be versions that have an inline flow meter. That flow meter is just going to tell you how fast the water is flowing or whatever liquid you have going through.

We've got water today, but again, both of those function the exact same way. Just one has a flow meter, one doesn't. So the reason I say other liquids that it is approved to be used with is because the internal seals here are designed with those liquids in mind. There's other versions of this pump that it'll attach the same things, but the internal seals are different to make it work with things like ethanol. So if that's something you need it for or you aren't sure exactly if the liquid you plan on using this with is approved for it, just check out the product page and find the right one for you.

If you are going to be using it for a variety of different things, definitely thoroughly wash it out beforehand just because you don't want any sort of cross-contamination. Realistically though, I think if you get this, you've got one thing in mind that you intend on using it for and if you've got a second one, then just get a second pump. As far as using it goes, you can flip it to the on position. You'll hear the pump turn on. Nothing's gonna be flowing out quite yet because we do have the trigger and this does swivel around so I can walk over to our bucket to just try it out and pull the trigger and get the flow going.

It does go at up to 4.2 gallons per minute, which is pretty fast, and it's working really well right now. In the top here, we have this handle that can be flipped around to hold that trigger in the on position. So you can do it hands-free or if you want to, you can ease off of it to slow the flow so you don't have to have it on full blast all the time. And after about 30 seconds of use, our five-gallon bucket is pretty much halfway filled, maybe a little over halfway, so that 4.2 gallons per minute, definitely something I believe and it's working really well. When it's not in use, the handle does have a hook on the side so it fits perfectly on our drum, or there's a spot on the actual pump to hook it there too, so it's ready to go and it's out of the way. Nothing's gonna drain out of it whenever you turn it off. Disconnecting the hose here, I am curious to see if any residual liquid is in the tube so I'm just gonna unthread it and carefully just keep it up and take it over to the bucket to dump it out. So after running some liquid through it, I can probably change my grip a bit here to better drain it out. There is a little bit of water left in the tube, but nothing crazy. So depending on what you are running through here, if you ever take it off, just be careful of that. As far as how it attaches to the drum, this threads on right here. I can undo it to remove it. And inside we've got a telescoping rod for the intake. You can loosen it up at the swivel right here and either compress it or expand it, depending on the size of the drum you have. The intake is at the very bottom right here with a stainless steel mesh filter. And then for our larger drum, we'd have it in probably the most expanded position all the way down to the bottom where it will then just thread in to the opening. If you get the version of it with the battery, you can check the charge level by just pressing the button on the back and it has an LED indicator to show you the approximate charge level. You can remove it and recharge it back here with the included cord. A fully charged battery can move up to 238 gallons and fully recharges in three hours. If you've got multiple versions of this pump, let's say you've got the one that can pump ethanol instead of this one that can't, the battery is interchangeable. So they are universal in that aspect within the other options. And, overall, I think this works really well. I think whether you're on a farm, a garage, a shop, anywhere where you might be having these large barrels and needing to fuel things up, this is gonna work really well. The hose is more than long enough, it's 79 inches, so it can reach from the drum to wherever you need to go. So if you need something that's somewhat mobile and able to fuel things up or just move other liquids, I think this is a really nice option, and I think it's well designed. Thanks for watching.