I've always told friends to keep the pump on the stove with a larger inlet than outlet. Most don't listen and rather change their pump in the basement where it's warm. I have my stove in a small shed i built around it, doesn't bother me to be out there and change a pump but so far I haven't had to. I rather change one once every 3-5 years outside in the cold than every year in the basement.
This is just wrong thinking to start with, if mounted on the stove and your still changing pumps every year then either quit pumping water out of the ditch to fill the stove or stop buying the cheapest pump you can find.
Pumps can be in the basement, no problem, just don’t expect them to move near as much water as if it was mounted on the rear of the stove right next to the water supply. IE in other words use a smaller pump or turn the one down you have.
Couldn’t believe it, but we have a 750 gallon stainless tank mounted above the rear axle on one of our four wheel drive tractors, then a 1 1/2” line feeding the spray pump directly below it mounted on the drawbar, maybe 2 foot of line at most, but having a strainer in the line with a screen of 1/8” openings was enough to cause it to cavitate and ruin a $800 dollar pump. Running a screen of 1/4” mesh seems to be alright, again, less than 2 foot of line.