# Where can I buy the water pump

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 31, 2004, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-buy-the-water-pump/247911 "2004-05-31T13:23:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![dauerbach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c2a13f/32.png) [@dauerbach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dauerbach)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2004, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-buy-the-water-pump/247911/1 "2004-05-31T13:23:56Z")

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I have this [http://www.frontgate.com/fg/pdp.jsp?prod\_oid=3835123&showarrow=y&category\_key=-13098&cursor=2](http://www.frontgate.com/fg/pdp.jsp?prod_oid=3835123&showarrow=y&category_key=-13098&cursor=2) although it was bought at Illuminations about three years ago. The water pump has died, and of course I have long thrown away any information. Anyone know where I can buy a replacement pump? The pump itself has no information on it.

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**Author:** ![Lyllyan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b2d939/32.png) [@Lyllyan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lyllyan)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2004, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-buy-the-water-pump/247911/2 "2004-05-31T16:06:34Z")

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You should be able to get a replacement pump at your local pet store. Take in your old pump and see if you can match it up (as to # of gallons pumped per hour).

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**Author:** ![daffyduck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ec9cab/32.png) [@daffyduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/daffyduck)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2004, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-buy-the-water-pump/247911/3 "2004-05-31T16:26:05Z")

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Just be sure to figure out if the pump you have is submersible or not. If it sits in the water, then you need a **submersible** pump so DO NOT use any pump that doesn’t specifically use the word submersible on its packacking.

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**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2004, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-buy-the-water-pump/247911/4 "2004-05-31T18:59:27Z")

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Perhaps [this place can help.](http://www.aquatictech.com/)