A pipe lets go over the weekend and Monday starts with an inch of water across the basement storage room. A shop vac fills in a minute, and then someone spends the morning carrying buckets to the drain. The Sandia Sniper flood pumper doesn't stop to be emptied: its pump pushes the recovered water out through a dump hose while you keep vacuuming.
Sandia rates the pump at 40 gallons per minute, and it passes liquid, sludge and solids up to 1/2 inch across. A 2-stage vacuum motor does the pickup, an automatic shut-off protects the motor if the tank fills, and the whole machine runs on one 25-foot cord, so you only need one outlet near the job.
Choose the full-size 24-gallon 80-6001 or the shorter 86-6001 for vans and tight spaces. Both ship with a 25-foot vacuum hose and a 25-foot dump hose. Add the wand and squeegee package below and it's ready to pull water off hard floors the day it arrives.
Sandia builds the Sniper flood pumper in two body sizes with the same vacuum motor, the same 3/4 HP waste pump and the same single cord. The difference is how much the machine holds before the pump cycles, and how easily it travels.
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24-Gallon (80-6001) |
12-Gallon (86-6001) |
| Recovery tank |
24 gal |
12 gal |
| Vacuum motor |
One 2-stage, 120 CFM, up to 110 in water lift |
One 2-stage, 120 CFM, up to 110 in water lift |
| Waste pump |
3/4 HP, 1,725 RPM, rated 40 GPM |
3/4 HP, 1,725 RPM, rated 40 GPM |
| Size (L x W x H) |
23 x 19 x 38 in |
26 x 16 x 31 in |
| Machine weight |
106 lb |
93 lb |
| Machine only |
$4,100 |
$3,379 |
| With wand and squeegee tool |
$4,200 |
$3,479 |
Sizes and weights are from Sandia's 2026 flood pumper sell sheet. For basements, parking garages and large flooded rooms, take the 24-gallon: more tank means the pump runs in longer, steadier cycles. The 12-gallon costs $721 less, stands 7 inches shorter and weighs 13 pounds less, which matters if it lives in a van or gets carried down stairs. Not sure which fits your building? Call (855) 601-5678 or message us, and we'll tell you.
Sandia ships both sizes with the power cord, a 25-foot 1-1/2 inch vacuum hose and a 25-foot dump hose. The pickup tools are sold separately, and you need at least a wand and a floor tool before you can vacuum standing water.
Wand and squeegee package (recommended). Choose "With Wand and Squeegee Tool" above and you get Sandia's 56-inch 2-piece aluminum wand (10-0029) and its 14-inch squeegee floor tool (10-0170), the two tools Sandia lists first for this machine. Bought separately they come to $138; in the package you pay $100.
A drain for the dump hose. The pump pushes water out through the dump hose, so run it to a toilet, floor drain or other drain connected to the sanitary sewer, or outside where local rules allow.
One grounded 20 A outlet. Sandia's manual calls for a 20 A grounded circuit for the single 25-foot, 12/3-gauge cord, and says not to use an extension cord on the pigtail.
Sandia also makes a 15-inch Sidewinder squeegee and a 14-inch wide blade squeegee for this pumper. Ask us if you'd like either one added to your order.
What I like about the Sniper pumper is how simple it is. Two switches on top, one for the vacuum and one for the pump, recessed into the body so they don't get knocked around in a truck. Plug in one cord, drop the dump hose in a toilet and start vacuuming. The pump empties the tank as you work.
This is the machine I'd suggest to schools, churches, hotels and property managers who get a few water calls a year and want to handle the first hour themselves instead of waiting on a restoration crew. The 24-gallon body gives the pump plenty of room, and the 10-inch wheels climb basement stairs.
The honest part: at 110 inches of water lift it's a water mover, not a deep carpet extractor. It pulls standing water fast, but for soaked carpet and pad you'll still want a high-lift extractor and air movers afterward. And it's wet pickup only; Sandia says dry use damages the pump.
Continuous auto pump-out. The pump empties the tank while you vacuum, so the job never stops for a trip to the drain.
Pump rated at 40 GPM. A 3/4 HP enclosed, fan-cooled waste pump that Sandia says handles sludge and solids up to 1/2 inch.
One cord, one outlet. Everything runs on a single 25-foot cord, which matters when half the building's power is off.
Automatic overflow shut-off. A float cuts the vacuum before water can reach the motor.
Motor cooling air intake. The motor's own fans pull outside air over it to prevent overheating on long jobs.
Roto-molded poly body. Resists dents, chips and cracks, with a lifetime body warranty from Sandia and 10-inch non-marking wheels.
Each tool owns a different stage of a water job. A gas or electric trash pump moves deep water in bulk, but it stalls once the water is down to a few inches. A wet vac picks up the last of it but has to be emptied every few minutes. A flood pumper sits in between: it vacuums water down to the floor like a wet vac and pumps it out like a trash pump, so one person can clear a room without stopping.
For carpet, a flood pumper gets the standing water off quickly. Then a carpet extractor with high water lift pulls water out of the carpet and pad, and air movers dry what's left. Restoration pros generally aim to get carpet dry within a day to keep a clean water loss from turning into a mold problem.
We sell all three, so here's a straight comparison with the flood pump extractors buyers usually cross-shop.
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Sandia Sniper 80-6001 |
EDIC Floodbuster |
Powr-Flite Gulper II |
| Tank |
24 gal |
Not listed |
15 gal |
| Vacuum |
2-stage, 120 CFM, 110 in lift |
3-stage, 110 CFM, 158 in lift |
92 CFM, 135 in lift |
| Pump-out |
Rated 40 GPM, solids to 1/2 in |
50 GPM, solids to 1/2 in |
5 to 10 GPM, garden hose |
| Power |
One cord, 14.3 A |
One cord, 18 A |
One cord, 12 to 16 A |
| Wand and floor tool |
Package $100 extra |
Included |
Not included |
| Price |
$4,100 |
$4,256 |
$3,399 |
In fairness, the EDIC Floodbuster has more water lift and comes with its wand and tools, so if you'll pull water out of carpet as well as off hard floors, it's the stronger pick. The Powr-Flite Gulper II costs $701 less, but its pump drains through a garden hose at up to 10 GPM. The Sniper's case is the big 24-gallon tank, a pump rated at 40 GPM and a low draw on one cord. See every option in our flood pumpers collection.
Push the dump hose onto the quick-connect port on the front of the base and run the other end to a toilet or drain. Connect the vacuum hose next to the switch panel and attach your wand. Plug the cord into the pigtail on the back, then into a grounded 20 A outlet. The left switch runs the vacuum, the right switch runs the pump.
Squeegee water toward the tool and work from the far side of the room back toward the machine. If the motor note rises to a fast, high pitch, the float has closed: turn off the vacuum and let the pump catch up. After each job, drain the tank, clean the float screen and the dump valve, rinse the tank and store the machine upright above 40°F with the lid open. Water from sewage backups calls for protective gear and a thorough disinfection of the tank and hoses afterward.
Sandia machines come from Ultimate Solutions in Huntington Beach, California, where Sandia says final assembly, quality control and warranty service are handled. Sandia shows the Sniper flood pumper as manufactured in the USA with globally sourced components, the roto-molded body carries a lifetime warranty, and replacement pumps and motors are stocked in the US.
