I know this brand used to be respected but I dont' seem to hear anybody talk about them now. Does anybody still use Iwaki and if so.....how do you feel about them?
Iwaki pumps...anybody using them
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Smothie....would you consider it quiet? This tank will be in my office and I don't need any more background noise than what I'm going to have with "running water".
I use a MD70 to push water from my basement to my 120 upstairs (14 ft head). My calcium reactor has a WMD20 and a WMD40 runs my skimmer and other odds and ends. I purchased the 40 used on Ebay 7 years ago and it has been in use 24/7 since. Never had a problem with any of them. I definitely wouldn't consider it a quiet pump but they are super reliable. The MD (Japanese) motors seem to run a tad quieter and cooler than the WMD (American) versions. Get a Reeflo if you need the HP but want a quieter pump.
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I use a MD-55RLT works just fine.
That's good info. Somebody else had mentioned blueline. I'll check those out and see what I can find. I've found some Iwaki's on eBay at very reasonable prices (Japanese motors) so I'm watching those for now.
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lol why didnt you just keep the quietone ya sold me?
Because it put out more gph than I need. If it had been a 3000, I probably would have! LOL
Is Pan World the maker of Blue Line pumps? They look exactly the same.
see the previous post by SKRIZ
the engineer at Iwaki started panworld... blueline is actually a re-label panworld pump...
(I think the model numbers are different for BL than they are for PW)
I've got a BL pump and I like it, it's a little loud to me, but I've got it hard plumbed directly to my acrylic sump and I think the noise is actually the sump picking up transfer of vibration..
If you plumb a section of flexible hose between the return and your sump it should do away with the problem.
the engineer at Iwaki started panworld... blueline is actually a re-label panworld pump...
(I think the model numbers are different for BL than they are for PW)
I've got a BL pump and I like it, it's a little loud to me, but I've got it hard plumbed directly to my acrylic sump and I think the noise is actually the sump picking up transfer of vibration..
If you plumb a section of flexible hose between the return and your sump it should do away with the problem.
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