[Shop-talk] water pumps

[scott.hall at comcast.net]

okay, this will be fun.

we bought a house with a pool.  the house (and the pool) are turning out to be a huge pain in the ass.

I'd like to build a water cannon (for blasting my wife, what else?) and I was pondering pumps.

I thought we'd use sch. 80, or maybe iron pipe, mount it on a pintle, and make the orifice .25", and perfect the size through trial and error.

but what to use for the pump?  my first thought was swimming pool booster pump, but I thought maybe you guys would know that *of*course* I needed a pump from a whatever whatever, which would just be right.  or a place to look?

the pump will draw from the pool for supply, and a dedicated circuit for the power.  it will be about 40 feet from the pool itself (but the intake and the, ahem, outlet will be at the pool).  I don't want to kill anybody, but we're looking for a 40 foot or so effective range.

basically, if she wants us to come in, she's going to really, really, have to want it.

and if any of you are artistically inclined, you think flames, or lightning bolts?