Pump

[Soren]

I have decided I ned a pump. It needs to pump boiling wort and be sturdy. Flowrate, maybe 5L/min or so, maybe less can do it, I don't know...? I would like to be able to whirlpool with it eventually.

Craftbrewer has got a couple but with shipping that will probably get pricey:

http://www.craftbrewer.com.au/shop/details.asp?PID=2969
http://www.craftbrewer.com.au/shop/details.asp?PID=909

Can I get something like this locally?

What do you guys use, is it good and where can I get it?

Cheers

[Haish]

I think thats for 10 of them...

[Jonathan Musther]

What sort of flow rate do you get? I'm looking at using one to recirculate the mash, but also to push hot wort through a heat exchanger (18m of copper pipe) and still want a decent flow rate. Any thoughts?

[studio1]

Anyone use their march pump to transfer from Carboy to keg? I hate how I have to lift out my carboy from the chest freezer where it has been crash chilling only to stir up all the sediment again!

[Reviled]

Have you ever tried syphoning it out with the carboy sitting in the chest freezer?? Or too much hassle?

I would be concerned about how much oxygen the march pump would introduce to fermented beer

[studio1]

doesn't the syphon outlet have to sit lower than the input? yes i see you would really have to prime your pump properly to make sure there is no air bubbling around the head.

[Reviled]

I dont know too much about that sorry mate, but pretty sure you could use something like this??

http://www.sella.co.nz/general/building-renovation/tools/other-tool...

[Steve Baker]

I got this syphon from Plastic Box. Its very cheap and does the job but the plastic is a bit nasty.

[Horace]

You could try something like this with one tube going from near the bottom of the carboy to keg and another from gas to carboy. Using a very low pressure to push beer across. I'm sure the hood would pop off before a carboy broke and would be safer than lifting it any way.

[craig rothwell]

Anyone have any idea how good this pump from craftbrewer is:

http://www.craftbrewer.com.au/shop/details.asp?PID=4270

 

Looks like a good alternative to a March pump.  

[Jonathan Musther]

I have one of those, albeit from Tempercon (in NZ).  They come in different sizes, capacities, heads etc, here's one  on TradeMe:
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Building-renovation/Heating-cooling/Heatin...

Click on sellers other listings to see some more, or just search TradeMe for 'magnetic pump'.  

 

As for how good/bad they are; I've never had a problem.  Take 100 degrees without a worry, provide decent head and flow rate, and are pretty compact.  Build quality seems fine.  I can't imagine how a March could be any better really.  Well, you could have the whole thing cast out of 316 stainless, but apart from that :-)

[Sparky]

Me too. I've got one of these from Tempercon NZ thru Trademe and it has been a great asset and works well. Same principle as a March and reasonably priced when I bought in 2009. $168 if I remember correctly. Model is WP-MD15R: 8mm & 6mm 20W 2M 15L/Min. Sept 2011 price: $196.

 

Easy to strip and inspect for cleanliness too!

 

Cheers

WayneO