wuts the deal with bilge pumps?

Liss · Jan 10, 2003

wuts the deal with bilge pumps?
are they not designed for 24/7 use?

and is psi important for wc'ing... and how much psi does say.. a 1048 push?

Bender · Jan 10, 2003

Bilge pumps are not made to run 24/7. They have more than one moging part and the motor compartment is not submerged. If any water gets into the motor compartment due to wearing seals your pump is shot. High psi isnt very important. A mag drive pump is somewhere around 2-5 PSI. The only reason you would want high PSI is for pumping long distances.

Liss · Jan 10, 2003

damn..
cause there are alot of bilge pumps that have pretty good specs for an amazing price

Bender · Jan 11, 2003

Liss said:
damn..
cause there are alot of bilge pumps that have pretty good specs for an amazing price

I'll try and dig up the place I found with dirt cheep mag drive pumps. If I remember correctly they started around $7 for lower flow models. They also had Via Aqua for next to nothing.

Bender · Jan 11, 2003

Found it! They never seem to have much in stock though.

Linkage~

The 315 GPH Via Aqua for $12 looks like a great deal. They have a ton of Rios to.

Neco · Jan 11, 2003

1321 GPH for $70 !!

wildbilly2k · Jan 11, 2003

Neco said:
1321 GPH for $70 !!

Yeah I saw that too I was like omg I want one :clap:

Prandtl · Jan 11, 2003

Rio's pump? I heard they were piece of s***, i dont know if its true, but that is what i heard (read) in some hydroponic culture forum... anyone has one?

Shroomer · Jan 11, 2003

The Via's in the link are all submersible only models... Definately good specs for the price, though. They're probably smaller than the Via's we're used to as well.

Edit:
They have the 1300, but it's $17... still a good price

JML · Jan 11, 2003

Rio's and Via Aqua pumps suxor!

Bender · Jan 12, 2003

JML said:
Rio's and Via Aqua pumps suxor!

Some people seem to like them. They are submersble but you can retrofit them for inline. For a budget pump I would go with a Maxi Jet 1200 and for any price go with Eheim.

Liss · Jan 12, 2003

by any chance wold you hapeen to have a maxijet? i'm looking for one on forums.. (for trade)..

Bender · Jan 12, 2003

Liss said:
by any chance wold you hapeen to have a maxijet? i'm looking for one on forums.. (for trade)..

Yeah but not for sale! I have had it over a year running almost full time and its been great. Check out Marine Depot for only $18.95!

Liss · Jan 12, 2003

they have it on ebay for cheaper...
damn.,..

i'm not really looking to spend anymore money on my computer........ seems like a waste

Bender · Jan 12, 2003

Liss said:
they have it on ebay for cheaper...
damn.,..

i'm not really looking to spend anymore money on my computer........ seems like a waste

I got mine brand new for $20 shipped on ebay

nealric · Jan 12, 2003

I run a bilge pump.
Pros: VERY CHEAP- I got mine for $5
long pump distance- I NEEED the distance bc my res is in a fridge 3 feet away from my rig.
runs of my psu- no need for a relay

cons: loud (just as loud as a fan when pumping hard)

so far its been plenty reliable for me- its been running 6mos. HOwever, i dont run my rig 24/7 so im usually nearby if its running- if it does break, i can pull the plug.

Liss · Jan 12, 2003

so i'm assuming you don't leave it on for long periods of time to dl?

[EG]~NaTz~ · Jan 12, 2003

if u got space and cash get one of those iwaki things. wow can u say beasty?

Cathar · Jan 12, 2003

Iwaki - simply nothing much better short of moving to a turbine style pump, or even better again, a nylon-based gear pump.

All pretty extreme stuff though. You really want to have a waterblock designed to make use of the pressure which such pumps can provide, of which no block on the market currently does (and yes - that even includes my block which is not tuned to make the best out of high pressure pumps).

nealric · Jan 12, 2003

so i'm assuming you don't leave it on for long periods of time to dl?

Every once in a while i leave it on overnight, but usually I just use one of the other computers on my network on for downloading.

wuts the deal with bilge pumps?

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