need new pond pump

[SE18]

well I found out the reason my pond pump is tripping the GFCI. It's internal plastic thick rings were letting water inside the motor area. So I need a new pump. About 1K GPH. A while back I saw a post about Harbor Freight's low cost pumps, but went to their site and the largest they now have is 600 gph.

I was hoping someone could point me to a low cost, reliable pump (I guess that phrase doesn't always make sense, low cost and reliable that is).

Ideally, the pump would shut itself off when it detects low water.

Any ideas appreciated.

 

[SE18]

I'm looking at this one:

http://www.filtersfast.com/P-Laguna...ter-Pump.asp?gclid=CK3dzbyv7b0CFRFnOgodmxkAWA

 

[sissy]

I bought a laguna and they are great for energy savings plus a 4 year warranty actually i bought 2 1000 gph and 2900 gph

 

[j.w]

Laguna makes nice energy efficient max flow pumps. That will be my next one. Think I am waiting till my old pondmaster mag drive dies before I get one tho. The old thing keeps on ticking and ticking away. Not as good on energy as the Laguna tho.

 

[sissy]

tested mine on watt tester and 2900 gph hit it's sweet spot at 104 watts and 1000 gph one hit it's sweet spot now at 30 watts

 

[Tula]

I'm a Pondmaster girl, but that's because I started out with them....and they're still going

 

[j.w]

I too started w/ this Pondmaster 24 and have had it for abt 12 years and it is still going great. They are such solid beasts

 

[talal101]

I too started w/ this Pondmaster 24 and have had it for abt 12 years and it is still going great. They are such solid beasts

QUICK GO RUN AND KNOCK ON SOME WOOD, ANY WOOD!!!!! I want to get the laguna pumps but they are VERY expensive!!!!

 

[j.w]

Well if you just knock off of the whiskey and cigars for a few weeks you can afford one

 

[sissy]

I paid 179 dollars for my 2900 gph and figure it will pay for itself in utility savings in less than a year .My other pump used 175 watts and second one used 130 watts .4 year warranty also from webbs

 

[SE18]

Thx. Laguna 1k sounds good

 

[sissy]

I got mine on ebay for 59 dollars ,no one bid on it and I was surprised by that