water pump for electric motor?

[mike31154]

3 HP converts to somewhere in the neighbourhood of 2100 watts. That's way overkill for pumping water from a basement sump. While it's not a bad idea to try & use what you have, in this case you may be farther ahead looking for something more commonly used in our hobby. Iwaki, Panworld, Poseidon, Reeflo, the list goes on. There are many options, some of which are designed to handle fairly high head pressures efficiently.