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02/01/2018, 05:24 AM | #1 |
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COR 20 Hard Plumbing Noise
I'm in the process of upgrading my 80 to a 120, and I plan on using the COR 20 for a return pump. Currently I'm working on the plumbing design, so I would like to hear from those of you who are running a COR 20 and have it hard plumped.
How is the noise? Any vibration transferred to the plumbing? Now I know I could use a piece of flex between the pump and the return line, but I want that to be the last resort. Thanks for any feed back you can provide.
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02/01/2018, 11:41 AM | #2 |
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I just plumbed my 20.
You can hardly tell it's on. Especially replacing a power-hungry Iwaki. No vibrations that I can tell. Mine is external. One thing to keep in mind- the plastic slip connectors are quite short. I used flex PVC and it leaked and then came apart easily by hand. I had to redo it with lots of PVC cement. One would probably not have the same issue with hard PVC. Also, make sure you use a lot of tape or paste for the threaded connections. They leak easily (not necessarily a problem unique to COr). |
02/01/2018, 01:08 PM | #3 |
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Thanks for the info!
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02/11/2018, 06:48 PM | #6 |
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My COR 20 is way quieter than my old sicce 5.0 (Hard Plumbed. Not to mention the soft start makes post feed start ups a fraction of the noise.
My 3 MP40's make more noise than the COR 20. skimmer is the loudest part of the system. (Reef Octopus SRO 2000 )
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02/12/2018, 04:04 AM | #7 |
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Thanks for the feed back.
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