Tell me your experience with Deepwater Aquatics DC Pumps

[Igorevich]

I like the quality of execution of Deepwater Aquatics BLDC. The housing is filled with minimalist no extra forms.

It's not a clone Jebao, is a different technology(sinusoidal signal).

It is doubtful that Vectra Ecotech will improve the impeller, probably will change color(as and body pump) impeller and titanium shaft.

I think Ecotech has not selected an engine of bad quality for new pump. Therefore, it is logical to assume that Deepwater Aquatics reliable pump.

...Also this pump has the best performance of energy saving and performance. Found only one pump which has the advantage that AquaBee.

[laverda]

I find the different wattage used between the two pumps iteresting since the pump motor is reportedly same.

[805reef]

I remember ecotech saying the housing is the same... did they say the motor is also?

[gcarroll]

No, the Ecotech motor has windings for 36v per the interview.

[Settings]

I would think that if the internals were truly different, then companies would want to market on that info. My guess is the are all the same.

[acer]

I read this entire thread and re-kindling interest.

Any new info ? Anybody using the Deepwater pumps for a more lengthy period? Etc.

Looking for a pump for a 150 tank , with a basement 75 gallon sump= 14 head pressure with height ( 9 feet) , spa-flex hose friction, a "t" , and two 45's.

Thanks

[kc350twin]

Originally Posted by acer

I read this entire thread and re-kindling interest.

Any new info ? Anybody using the Deepwater pumps for a more lengthy period? Etc.

Looking for a pump for a 150 tank , with a basement 75 gallon sump= 14 head pressure with height ( 9 feet) , spa-flex hose friction, a "t" , and two 45's.

Thanks

I second this. I am in the market for a new pump and not much info on these. I have similar head requirements and the BLDC15 may fit the bill. Would love to hear some reviews

[laverda]

I bought 2 (a DC10 and DC12) since 2 was less then some of some of the other brands and for redundancy/back up. I have only used the DC10 so far and am pretty happy with it. Dead silent when not touching the sump walls and my stand is not enclosed yet. My 70 gallon sump it turns out can barely handle it on full power. I was just figuring out how I can measure the actual flow it is putting out. I have a killawatt meter, so will test the power consumption and flow and post in a day or 2.

[acer]

what type of head pressure is on it?

[laverda]

I am using flexible 1.25" tubing for most of my return line, although it does currently go through a 1" bulkhead with one 1" fitting. There is only one 90 degree fitting and union which are 1.25". This set up is temporary as I will probably eliminate to bulkhead and feed 1.25" all the way to the tank without any 90 degree fittings if possible.
My set up has 5 of vertical head and an addtonal 3 feet of tubing. Since it is pretty large tubing fir the most part, I am gussing 8.5 feet of head.

[acer]

Hmm... I wonder how it would do with 14 head pressure?

[kjonulak]

Originally Posted by acer

Hmm... I wonder how it would do with 14 head pressure?

Someone on page 1 has a basement setup with 14' of head. He said it is working great.

Btw: 10' of horizontal run translates to 1' of head.

[kjonulak]

I am looking at the 4,000 gallon pump. It has a better flow rate vs the eco tech L1 at 14' of head.

[rlhanks]

I have the BLDC7 and it has been running for over a year. I don't remember exactly when it was turned on but I purchased it in August 2015. It runs very silent, so silent that I have completely forgotten about it. My desk is right in front of the tank and I hear every sound the tank makes. It is also part of the living room where we watch TV, the old pump would interfere with anything on the TV. It has shut down once because the ATO ran low. Probably would have cooked my other pump but the protection did exactly what it was supposed to do. I will say that I am disappointed with the flow rate, was expected more but that might just be my fault for getting the 7 instead of the 10. With that thought, this spring I will be upgrading this to at least the 10 and use this as a maintenance pump. The controller is in a nice metal box that can easily be adapted into a nice cabinet unlike those cheap plastic types. Overall, and I am by far no expert, I would recommend these pumps.

[laverda]

I picked up a BLDC8 & BLDC10, planning to run them both in case one failed. I have not used the 10 as then8 was more then my sump could handle. So far I am very happy with the BLDC8.

[DrBoxedWine]

Anyone have any updates on their pumps? I'm thinking about getting the 10 for my 155 g. Looking to get about 1700 GPH with 5' of vertical head pressure. I'd also prefer to run it less than full throttle.

Seems reasonable, no?

[laverda]

I bought a BLDC 8 & BLDC 10 planning to use them both side by side. However the 8 was all the flow my sump could handle. I am very happy with the 8. I have never gotten the 10 wet and would sell it for $235.00 if your interested.

[LQT]

Does the pump come with any plumbing adapters? How do you guys work around the BSP threads? I've been looking for BSP to NPT PVC adapters but so far, haven't been able to find anything.

[laverda]

There is no need for adapters. Just use some teflon paste. The threads are basically the same it is just the shape of the threads that are different. One is more rounded and one more pointy.

[LQT]

This has worked well for you with no leaking? My intention is to possibly get the BLDC 7 for use to run a Lifereef skimmer.

[LQT]

Also, anyone ever use a kill-a-watt to verify the power consumption of these pumps? That is one of the biggest reasons I'm considering these for my skimmer and return. Based on what they claim, these seem to be incredibly energy efficient relative to their flow volume.

[laverda]

I have an 8 and 10, but have never used the 10. The 8 is all the flow my sump can really handle. I have it running on the third speed setting most of the time and it is drawing 36.8-37.2 watts. On the 4th setting it uses 48.3-48.8 watts. will run it at max on occasion for a few minuets to clear out the lines and stir up things a little. At full speed it will start sucking air after a few minuets. I hope that helps.

I would like to be able to control it with my apex and very the speed automatically,if any one knows how to wire it.

[GQsmooth]

Running a BLDC12 with about 11ft of head, seems to be working good so far.

[azwldkat]

I ran a DC10 for about 15 months & the power supply failed on me 2 weeks ago. I had no backup & needed a pump immediately so i quickly bought another DC10 ... (Turns out my old one just needed a new power supply) The NEW DC10 came with a new controller which I hated as well as a nicer looking power supply made from aluminium vs. plastic & it got VERY HOT... I put a laser on it and it was running at 130 degrees. Ii had to run it 100% to get the 14 feet of head from my basement to display... The new power supply quickly started heating up my sump closet & was making me nervous so i ordered the Ecotech M1 ... The M1 is noticeably smaller (maybe 25%) & puts out more water into my display at the same head... I also only have to run the M1 at 80% to get the same results i was getting with the DC10 ... The power supply gets WARM, but nothing like the DC10 power supply... I will likely order another power supply for the DC10 to keep as a backup, but for now, Ecotech M1 is the clear winner for me in my system. Not knocking the DeepWater DC10 in any way & I am not going to pretend to know anything about electricity, but it was freaking me out that the power supply was so darn hot.

[GQsmooth]

Originally Posted by azwldkat

I ran a DC10 for about 15 months & the power supply failed on me 2 weeks ago. I had no backup & needed a pump immediately so i quickly bought another DC10 ... (Turns out my old one just needed a new power supply) The NEW DC10 came with a new controller which I hated as well as a nicer looking power supply made from aluminium vs. plastic & it got VERY HOT... I put a laser on it and it was running at 130 degrees. Ii had to run it 100% to get the 14 feet of head from my basement to display... The new power supply quickly started heating up my sump closet & was making me nervous so i ordered the Ecotech M1 ... The M1 is noticeably smaller (maybe 25%) & puts out more water into my display at the same head... I also only have to run the M1 at 80% to get the same results i was getting with the DC10 ... The power supply gets WARM, but nothing like the DC10 power supply... I will likely order another power supply for the DC10 to keep as a backup, but for now, Ecotech M1 is the clear winner for me in my system. Not knocking the DeepWater DC10 in any way & I am not going to pretend to know anything about electricity, but it was freaking me out that the power supply was so darn hot.

You got the wrong size pump, no wonder it failed, running it at 100% is what contributed to the failure. Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe most peeps don't run DC pumps at full capacity.

That being said, I am surprised that it performs better than the BLDC10 as per the flow charts. Lets just hope, I don't have the same thing happen to me in a year's time.