Champion 2-Inch Gas-Powered Water Transfer Pump with Hose & Wheels - Portable Semi-Trash Pump for Flooding, Construction, Irrigation & Pool Draining

I am very satisfied with this product. I did have trouble when I first assembled the unit as the pump kept loosing prime or wouldn't prime up at all. Upon reviewing the manual I read how even a pinhole air leak on the intake hose would cause the unit to lose its prime. I had tightened the clamp down as far as I could and still the pump wouldn't stay primed. What I did was put pipe dope around the shaft of the quick connect assembly where it slides inside the hose and added a second hose clamp. Now the pump primes immediately and doesn't falter so it was def a air leak on the intake that caused my priming problem which is no fault of the pump, I'm simply putting this in the review so a buyer can be aware of how sensitive the pump is to an air leak and will know to investigate this if they keep losing prime on the pump. I have a above ground pool, water drained below the skimmer intakes and a cover on the pool. I have a pump with a 1 in line on it to pump water off the pool cover. If I had a lot of rain come in and wasn't able to pump the water off for a week or so then I would spend 5 to 6 hours on the weekend pumping the water off. The biggest problem was that the pump couldn't handle any solids and a leaf or pine straw getting sucked up would cause the pump to loose prime and then I would have to fiddle with it or take the pump apart to get it to working again. This pump handled all the leaves and pine-straw that it sucked up without missing a beat and would remove the same amount of water as the other pump in about 20 minutes versus all evening. I had considered buying the champion pump with the 3 in intake but I had a different brand of pump for years with a 3 in line before it finally quit on me and what I remember the most about the pump was how heavy it was. While this pump has some weight to it, it is very manageable and can be lifted easily and taken up my steps to the pool deck. Very easy to crank and has cranked the first pull every time I've used it. Very satisfied with my purchase and highly recommend it!!!