Floating Intakes rise and fall with the water level, so the filter screen is always positioned in the cleanest water just below the water surface.

Ensure optimal water sourcing for your pump with this stainless steel floating intake filter. It positions itself just below the surface of your tank, filtering out debris to protect your pump. Ideal for rainwater harvesting systems, it works seamlessly with 1" bulkhead fittings.

• Includes an 8-foot hose made from NSF-51 materials for safe water handling.
• 60 mesh (250 micron) stainless steel filter prevents debris from entering the pump.
• 1" PVC male NPT adapter easily connects to 1" bulkhead fittings for straightforward installation.
• 6" diameter floating ball holds the filter in place for consistent performance.
• Supports above-ground pumps in sourcing the cleanest water from your tank.

Our Floating Intakes consist of a stainless-steel screen welded to a stainless steel housing with an integral stainless-steel hose barb. This assembly hangs by a stainless-steel ring from a molded fitting in a sturdy polyethylene float. Water is drawn through a highly flexible, wire-reinforced hose made from food-grade PVC hose with sufficient density to prevent flotation. The hose is secured to the filter assembly and to a polypropylene threaded adapter with high-torque stainless-steel clamps.

There are no parts to corrode or loosen over time. Since rainwater prefilter screens typically openings less than 800 microns (1/32”), Our Floating Intake screens have 1000 micron openings so that any particle passing through a rainwater prefilter will pass through the floating intake. Larger particles formed by chemical or biological processes in the tank or entering though access openings are blocked before then can damage mechanical system components.

The combined area of all of the openings is at least fifteen times the interior cross-section of the hose size to keep the water flow velocity and suction pressure loss very low. The low flow velocity also makes the floating intake screens virtually maintenance free.

NOTE: Use a check valve where there is potential for loss of prime.