Pump Advice

[brenmurph]

just be aware buying from the states theres a 23% vat  and also a post office admin charge  to be paid ( bout 7 euros)

[christhebrewer]

Beware of fine filters pre-pump. I have had more problems with filters than without. A fine screen can clog quickly. best results for me have been from letting the grain bed and the hop leaves do the work. Perf steel with 2 or 3mm holes seems to work well.

[vonHolt]

@brenmurph - The link was an example - I can get them from NI (Belfast I think) for 28 quid.

@christhebrewer - cheers for that, good tip.

Thanks.

[johnrm]

They look very similar to solarproject pump, just a different pump body and colour.

[Ciderhead]

Partrigde can you post a pic of the spec on the pump of your braumeister?

[christhebrewer]

Who in NI can I get one of those pumps from?

[vonHolt]

Here'a link to the seller .. http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/eco.co-op/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p3686

I emailed them directly with some questions on the pump and they have been very helpful.

[christhebrewer]

Thanks! That's a better pump (on paper) than the solar projects but way more expensive. I could be hard to justify. The SP pump is €15, this one is going to be €60. You might as well go the rest of the way and get a March May or a Chugger.
There's a HUGE water pump in Lidl at the moment for about €80. It's 1100w! bit big maybe. Or is there such a thing as too big? It could have temp issues or food grade issues but it is rated for drinking water (I think).......well have a look yerselves.

[vonHolt]

The cost will be €32.55, and they are going to physically drop it into Parcel Motel in Antrim to cut out the P&P on their end - So the total cost will be €36.05 (with the parcel motel charge added).
Not a bad deal, and excellent customer service. 

[christhebrewer]

That's a more realistic price. Why do they say £40+£10 postage if they can do it for €36? Going by the numbers it has twice the power and twice the flow rate at twice the price. Fair enough.
I like the dry running protection too.
If you order one let us know how it performs.  Maybe we should do a comparison test with the SP pump.
I could be our new favorite pump!

[Ciderhead]

The cost will be €32.55, and they are going to physically drop it into Parcel Motel in Antrim to cut out the P&P on their end - So the total cost will be €36.05 (with the parcel motel charge added).
Not a bad deal, and excellent customer service. 

How are you getting 32.55 from a pump that costs stg 39?
I can't see where it says that pump is suitable for food contact. I act as distributor for Chevron Phillips and none of their Ryton grades are FDA approved
http://www.cpchem.com/bl/rytonpps/en-us/Pages/Question21.aspx

[vonHolt]

Might be a bit of a mix up here -- The example I gave (at least I think it was) was the pump by a US merchant (search ebay.co.uk for listing 190635868928),  the seller in NI sells an identical TL-B08H, 7L for 28 pounds. The euro value I just posted was the exchange rate I got when I plugged 28 into my desktop currency exchange app :-)

I've ordered it this evening, but don't expect to be able to use it for much soon, though I could rig it up and just pump water around for grins and giggles...

Anyone any suggestions on some tests that I could do to put it through its paces?

[vonHolt]

Hi all,

Just got an email from the NI seller (Belfast based) of these pumps and since I'm guessing that there may be a few people looking at/thinking about one, I'll quote from it ..

if there's a collective interest in the pumps i'm sure we can come to some arrangement - our shipping costs are enormous and anything we can do
to increase volumes will reduce our shipping costs per unit and can be passed on.

Also pointed him to the web site and this forum.

Cheers.

(Just in case... I've no affiliation or relationship with this seller)

[Ciderhead]

The pumps look great and I was interested until I realised they are not suitable for contact with foodstuffs or wort !

[vonHolt]

Wow... Where / how did you find that out?

From everything I've seen and been told by the seller they are in use for homebrewing..
The listing for TL-B08H, 7L actually states that its food grade.