Amaphampuziyimishini yemishini esetshenziselwa ukuthutha uketshezi noma ukwandisa umfutho woketshezi, futhi zisetshenziswa kabanzi ezimbonini ezifana nokukhiqiza, ukwakha, ezolimo, ukuhlinzekwa kwamanzi, kanye nokushisa, ukuphefumula kanye ne-air conditioning (HVAC). Ngokwezindlela zokusebenzisa kanye nezimiso zokusebenza kwazo, amaphampu amanzi ahlukaniswe kakhulu ngezigaba ezilandelayo:

Iphampu ye-Centrifugal: Uhlobo oluvame kakhulu lwephampu yamanzi, idlulisa uketshezi ngokukhiqiza amandla e-centrifugal ngokujikeleza okusheshayo kwe-impeller. Ifanele ukuthuthwa kwamanzi ahlanzekile, izinhlelo zokuphakelwa kwamanzi, ukujikeleza komoya opholile, izinhlelo zokuvikela umlilo, njll. Izici zayo zifaka phakathi izinga lokugeleza okukhulu, isakhiwo esilula kanye nokugcinwa okulula.
Amaphampu acwiliswa emanzini: Injini kanye nomzimba wephampu kuhlanganisiwe futhi kungafakwa ngqo emanzini ukuze kusebenze. Ngokuvamile asetshenziselwa ukukhipha amanzi emthonjeni ojulile, ukukhishwa kwendle, ukukhishwa kwamanzi ngaphansi komhlaba kanye nokwelashwa kwendle. Kulula ukuwafaka kanye nokusebenza kahle kakhulu.
Iphampu yokuphakamisa: Isetshenziswa kakhulu ukwandisa umfutho wamanzi, ivame ukutholakala ekuhlinzekweni kwamanzi okwakha aphakeme, ekucindezelweni kwe-heater yamanzi yasekhaya kanye nasezinhlelweni zokucindezela kwamapayipi ezimboni.
Iphampu yokuzibhoboza: Inamandla okudonsa amanzi ngokuzenzakalelayo futhi ayidingi ukugcwaliswa kwamanzi njalo ukuze iqale. Ifanele ukunisela kwezolimo, ukuhambisa amanzi ngemikhumbi kanye nokuthuthwa koketshezi ngamakhemikhali.
Amaphampu egiya namaphampu e-plunger: Asetshenziswa kakhulu ekuthuthweni koketshezi olunomfutho ophezulu noma olukhethekile, njengamafutha kanye nemidiya yamakhemikhali.

Umsebenzi oyinhloko wephampu yamanzi ukufeza ukuthuthwa koketshezi, ukujikeleza kwegazi, ukucindezela, ukudonsa amanzi kanye nokunisela, ukuqinisekisa ukusebenza okuzinzile kwezinhlelo zoketshezi ekukhiqizweni kwezimboni kanye nokuphila kwansuku zonke. Kuyithuluzi elibalulekile ezinhlelweni zokuthutha uketshezi.