For electric fuel pumps, just remember that if you get a cheap electric pump, then you've got a cheap electric pump. I've tried a lot of them, from cheapo electric windshield washer pumps to Cadillac of them all, the Slimline Boxxer. The Boxxer is a nice electric pump, and in my experience, of the ones I've tried, by far the nicest of them all. It's very quiet, pumps fairly quickly, and when you stop the pump, the fuel stops flowing, unlike some of the other pumps. It will prime itself instantly, even with a nearly empty jug of fuel (this was a real problem with some of the cheap (and not so cheap) gear type pumps that I've had). So far, I have yet to find a fault with it, honest.

As for manual fuel pumps, I don't think you can't beat the Dave Brown Six Shooter. Used one (the same one) for YEARS, from 1982 when I started flying, up to about 5 years ago when I upgraded to a bigger electric flight box with a power panel, and MANY MANY MANY gallons of fuel. All the good qualities of the Boxxer, except it's armstrong powered

Slimline Boxxer-- About $50 (I paid 48.95 at my LHS about a year ago.)

DB Six Shooter-- $10 probably (I think I paid 9.95 for mine back in about 1982). Maybe the price has gone up in the last 25 years, I don't know. Whatever the price is, I think it's the best manual pump out there, bar none.

Both are peristaltic pumps.

Either one is excellent... If you want to go electric, I'd highly recommend that you spend the $ in the beginning and go with the Slimline Boxxer instead of what I did and try a bunch of other "cheaper" electric pumps before getting a good one. Only the rich can afford cheap equipment.

Oh, and you should NEVER have the FILL direction (and IMHO the defuel direction also) of your electric pump wired to a switch that can be left ON unattended... that's just asking for trouble, even though unfortunately this is how most of the power panels are built. The FILL direction should be on a momentary switch that you have to hold continuously. Then if you have a problem all you have to do is release the switch and the flow of fuel stops. You should never turn your back on a running fuel pump, no matter which direction you're moving fuel, IMHO.

Good luck on your fuel handling quest!