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Pcw-250 –Clean Water Submersible Pump
http://www.bunnings.com.au/products_pro ... _2477.aspx

hi all, does anyoune have anything naughty or nice to say about this little jobbie?
looks good to me but i would love to hear your thoughts

P rter

All I can say is a nice Cheap Pump..
but 250w for 8000l.. A bit of a power hog.. There are other pumps that use less energy for the same amount of water..
Problem - it does not give you a head height..

Hope this helps you in your pump selection..

Juergen

GDay Juergen,
Thanks for the reply,
I have myself wrapped around the axels over pumps right now, do you have a recomndation?

http://www.commercialelectric.com.au/Cl ... _Pump.html
,ore info, 7m head?

Oh, hey on a side note, my wifes Dad used to serve with a Juergen in WA, and she was wondering if your the same, given the uniquness of your name.
probably some decades ago now

I have not used this Partially Model of pump yet, but I do have an 8000 and a 6000 on order for my current project's..

They have gotten a few good recommendations from a few people here..

They are not a huge outlay and they seem to state that they are economical in power usage..
http://www.rockaroundtheblock.com.au/pr ... 913&cID=83

Hope this helps you out..

Juergen

you also need a dirty water pump since you are pumping fish solids

I have 3 of these Bunnings pumps and been running for about a year. Two of them have recently started to play up, the thermal overload keeps turning off the pump. Let it cool down and it right for another 5 mins or so. Pulled one apart and no signs of mechanical wear on the impeller shaft or bearings. So I think must be faulty thermal overload switch, but need a 3 bladed screwdriver (like the centre of the Mercedes badge).

They may be 250W but you dont run them continuous, maybe 30% duty cycle. Most people use them in a sump and pump up the height in the FT, control the flow to the GBs and return to sump. When sump is full again cycle repeats.

For $49 you could afford to buy a new one every year.

There is another sump pump there for $99, Leader brand red in colour. I have had one working for 18 months with no problems.

As far as them only being a clean water pump (not for dirty water) I dont consider AP water classified as dirty water. Dirty water is when you have it in a pit and may pick up small rocks/gravel etc.

Personally I wouldn't buy it.. The pump is one of the most important aspects of your system, a cheap crap pump that blows when you least expect it suddenly becomes a pump that has cost you a lot.

And usually not just your pump... but probably your fish as well...

I agree that a decent pump is preferable...but I've been using this pump since my pump failed overnight and I needed a replacement quickly. Its been going for 10 months without noticeable decline in performance. I run it 15 mins every 1hr 15 and it moves the water around no probs - at about 1m head.

I've got air backup which saved me when my last pump died.

Cost $50 and running in cycles is still pretty cost effective...somehow I've always got other things to spend the other $150 on...

Well I just bought a cheap crap pump. Hopefully it isn't too crap