My husband tested this pump by putting it in our pond, and it circulated the water way better than he was expecting it to. We haven't used it to drain the pond yet, because we still need to get a 1" hose that fits the pump, but we're sure it will work fantastically based on the power we've seen from it inside the pond!

The pump is very strong and pumps out lots of water.
Quality built. It is small and light weight.
Like the floater that worked well.
The fitting is std size and is good seal.
Good value

So plug it in, throw it in and it pumps out water as it should. The float works as it should but if you want lower levels (down to under a inch) of water below a few inches you'll need to turn auto off and keep the float attached to the pump not to mention stay around and be ready to turn off. The plastic fittings/parts seem more durable than some others I have seen but only time and use will tell fr sure. It was as quiet as many of the other similar pumps so no complaints there. The two adapters will fit a wide variety of hose sizes. I like the 25' cord which is made for deeper pools. I cannot speak to dirty water as it was only tested in clean water out of a small pool. Small. fairly light and easy to move around and store.

Nice automatic submersible pump. Good size and the plastic construction for the case makes it fairly lightweight and portable vs cast iron pumps. Although plastic it seems very durable and sturdy. It comes hook ups for various hoses and a nice long cord with float switch. Durability unknown but works great so far.

So, my use for. these is limited to garden work, and/or the occasional seasonal outdoor flooding...the latter being my primary concern. We live in a subtropic zone that is seeing more extreme weather more often, so decided to start taking more precautions, like this light weight, light duty pump. It is well made, works as advertised, small and easily portable. It won't move enough water to protect against flooding a basement I don't think, you'd want more power...but this is perfect for light duty applications and moving small bodies of water around. Would get again, happy to have in our emergency weather kit.