So I got the new Jeboa/Jecod DCS12000 pump as an energy efficient alternative to an AC pump and thought I would give a short review in case anyone else is thinking about making the move. I know that DC pumps are not necessarily any more efficient than AC pumps, but being able to control flow with a controller vs using a valve to throttle the pump back is an effective increase in efficiency. This Jeboa pump is (maybe) replacing an Iwaki MD-55RT, so a pretty high bar.
Noise: not silent but fairly quiet and a lot quieter than the old AC pump. A phone decibel meter can't really pick it up, but there is a high pitched hum though.
Efficiency: I don't have an accurate way to measure power usage, but it says 80w max, and I'm willing to give the benefit of the doubt as I don't have a very accurate way of measuring wattage. The apex says it is using 96w at full tilt, so it is in the same ball park. That's a lot less than the 192w of the Iwaki.
Quality: I've been running it one day, but it seems like decent quality- not great, but decent. From what I've heard keeping an extra controller around is a smart idea.
Flow: Jeboa lies like a cheap rug. I have a calculated head of 13 ft, which with the Iwaki pump should have gotten me 850GPH. But I had the pump dialed back by at least 50%, so say I had 500GPH (probably more like 3-400). The Jeboa claims that at 13ft of head I should be getting ~1000 GPH! But at full tilt it does not even keep up with what the Iwaki was throttled back to. So it looks like you can expect about half the flow claimed. Not great, so if you like high flow through your sump or run a manifold with a lot of gear this may not be the pump for you.
I'm going to keep using it, but I would have been a LOT happier if they had provided reasonable flow estimates. I was actually worried I was going to have too much flow at the minimum setting :/
A quick note: I am running it externally, which Jeboa says not to do, probably because the seals are not high quality, however it is not leaking and it is barely warm to the touch, so I think it can be done as long as the damage caused by any potential leak is minimal.
Noise: not silent but fairly quiet and a lot quieter than the old AC pump. A phone decibel meter can't really pick it up, but there is a high pitched hum though.
Efficiency: I don't have an accurate way to measure power usage, but it says 80w max, and I'm willing to give the benefit of the doubt as I don't have a very accurate way of measuring wattage. The apex says it is using 96w at full tilt, so it is in the same ball park. That's a lot less than the 192w of the Iwaki.
Quality: I've been running it one day, but it seems like decent quality- not great, but decent. From what I've heard keeping an extra controller around is a smart idea.
Flow: Jeboa lies like a cheap rug. I have a calculated head of 13 ft, which with the Iwaki pump should have gotten me 850GPH. But I had the pump dialed back by at least 50%, so say I had 500GPH (probably more like 3-400). The Jeboa claims that at 13ft of head I should be getting ~1000 GPH! But at full tilt it does not even keep up with what the Iwaki was throttled back to. So it looks like you can expect about half the flow claimed. Not great, so if you like high flow through your sump or run a manifold with a lot of gear this may not be the pump for you.
I'm going to keep using it, but I would have been a LOT happier if they had provided reasonable flow estimates. I was actually worried I was going to have too much flow at the minimum setting :/
A quick note: I am running it externally, which Jeboa says not to do, probably because the seals are not high quality, however it is not leaking and it is barely warm to the touch, so I think it can be done as long as the damage caused by any potential leak is minimal.
