PanWorld Pump Owners...happy with the volume?

[bleedingthought]

Weird this topic came up......

I purchased a PanWorld 200PS-MD70R External Water Pump - 1750gph for my new 210 from Premium Aquatics (more pictures to come.....I finally got rocks and fish in there). Jason has always been on the up-and-up with me...so I'm inclined to ask questions before I got and contact him.

The entire system is dead quiet except for the stupid PanWorld. It sounds like a big, fat fan is running inside my stand. No resonance, no vibrations, so neoprene and mouse pads won't fix it.

But it sounds like a big, giant fan.....like the kind my grandma used to run in her house (3' feet tall..box fan).

ssssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.........that's all I hear.

I'm trying to figure out if I have a "bad" pump and/or how to get the stupid fan inside to quit making so much noise.

For an external pump that was supposed to be so quiet, it's about the most annoying thing I've ever heard.


Not to be stupid, but I justified the almost $300 I spent on the thing by telling the wifey it would be "super quiet." (my submersible mag pump in oour bedroom is quieter).

any ideas, anyone??? Maybe I can disable the internal fan. Not sure why it's needed anyway (wouldn't the water cool the pump sufficiently??)

Thanks,
Eboman

P.S. new tank pics coming soon.

Pictures are always nice!

Water alone definitely won't cool your pump down enough. I have seen people modify their pumps and remove fans (and add heatsinks) but I also know that some pump need the fan for the balance it creates against the impeler spinning.

Have you e-mailed Premium Aquatics about it?

 

[Len]

I have not used a big pump with a fan that is quiet. I suspect your pump sounds a lot like the Iwaki 70 I used. The pump itself isn't terribly noisy. The fan, on the other hand, is like a mini blower. I think once you get to the high output/high pressure pumps, a powerful (and noisy) fan becomes a necessity. Sorry for the bad experience.

 

[bleedingthought]

I've never used loc line, but the omni ones are made out of what looks like schedule 80 grey PVC. Each "bend" has a rubber gasket on it to prevent leaks. I got 2 different kinds. I got one set to screw into 1 inch bulkhead fittings I install on the top of the tank. The other 2 screw onto a 1 inch fitting. Anyhow, they worked super good with the panworld pump. The closed loop and panworld just didn't work out for my situation...unfortunately . Just PM me if your interested.

Sorry about the thread hijack....

Well, I won't be needing yours anymore as I just picked up a 50PX-X from a local reefer. Only used for 3 months and it was super cheap!

We'll see how it works out for my return!

Thank you.