Speck Pumps

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Hi everyone!

Does anyone use or thought of using
These pumps (Speck Pumps) as return
pumps?

Its normal spapumps!

I'm planning to, just going to make a
Sligth change to the pump!
 
at least 750W
nope.
 
My pool pump is a speck and its a salt water pool. Its also 450w so I guess you could use it. I recon it will work but electricity costs will be hectic
 
They all use a steel spring and flange on the mechanical seal. I use a Magic 6 (my second one) and they rust.

Nice, efficient high-head pumps, but you can't get away from the rusting unless you go mag drive.
 
Here's a photo of my old one:

magic%2B6%2Brust.jpg
 
Hi!

I will be using the badu 45, its 450W
I will be replacing the mechanical seal
with a silicon carbite and viton seal and
the shaft will get a polliepropileen coating.

Pumping 18000 l/h at a head of 2m
 
Here's the regular mechanical seal that comes with the pump: M7N — EagleBurgmann - Rely on excellence

Note the materials:
Materials
Seal face: Special cast CrMo steel (S), Silicon carbide (Q1, Q2), Aluminium oxide (V)
Seat G9: Carbon graphite antimony impregnated (A), Carbon graphite resin impregnated (B), Silicon carbide (Q1*, Q2*)
Seat G4: Silicon carbide (Q1*, Q2*)
Seat G6: Silicon carbide (Q1*, Q2*)
Seat G13: Carbon graphite antimony impregnated (A), Carbon graphite resin impregnated (B)
Secondary seals: EPDM (E), NBR (P), FKM (V), FFKM (K)
Springs: CrNiMo steel (G) Metal parts: CrNiMo steel (G), Duplex (G1)

Does the one you're getting have any coating for the steel?
 
Hi!

I will be using the badu 45, its 450W
I will be replacing the mechanical seal
with a silicon carbite and viton seal and
the shaft will get a polliepropileen coating.

Pumping 18000 l/h at a head of 2m


Why not get yourself a Reeflo Barracuda that push also about 18000L/h at 165W
More expensive to buy, cheaper to run.
 
Why not get yourself a Reeflo Barracuda that push also about 18000L/h at 165W

I priced these at Elite. Almost R10k a pump. I researched their mechanical seals. Lots of problems (also leaking/metal). No silver bullet, sadly.

Either I can get a non-metal mechanical seal in the next year or so, or alternatively my replacement pump will be a mag drive pump (Iwaki, Pan World etc.).
 
Rob for your volume of water you will not regret an Iwaki/Panworld -0.75kw minimum though
 
Sure you can get them somewhere else for a lot cheaper.

Nope. You can import them yourself, like flappy, but after freight and taxes etc. they still wind up very expensive. At that price I'd definitely go for a Iwaki/Blue line/Panworld. Not as efficient, but very, very reliable.
 
Hi Rob

Yes! I've got some news! Not on the
Costs but his got the seal I can use
On the pump! The only problem is his
Not 100% sure its the same fit! As I
Dont know the exact spec's of the seal
I will have to buy the pump and strip it
to see!

So I'm planing to buy it this mounth and
Do all the mods i want to on it! I'm not in
Much of a hurry for my system is not up
And running yet! Was a long term project,
Turned out to be a very, very long term
Project!

I'll post pics and progress of the mods as
Soon as I Start!

Cheers
 
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