Upgrade Ecotech MP10w to QuiteDrive

[Roberto Mio]

Hey Guys!
I will upgrade my Vortech Ecosmart MP10 to QuiteDrive MP10, because loudness is horrible!

First i need 3 QuiteDrive Controller.
And two of my dry Side Motors are extreme loud, so i have to change the Motor Side too!

So is the dry side the same for MP10 and MP10qd?
Or is there a special dry Side for MP10qD?


Many Thanks & BR
Robert








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[ca1ore]

Dry sides are the same. My non QD MP10 isnt loud at all, maybe it's the wetside?

 

[frankv702]

Yea, you must have some other issues going on. I changed my mp10wes to a ad driver and there was really minimal difference.

 

[n2585722]

Also you may need to change the wetsides. I upgraded 2 mp10's and the wetsides would decouple when starting the pump on both pumps. The wetsides would work fine on the WES comtrollers but not the QD comtrollers. I tried them back in the WES controllers to check. I had to buy 2 wetside to solve the issue. Unfortunately I had recently replace one of the wetsides. So far It has been almost a year on the new wetsides without the decoupling issue.

 

[Roberto Mio]

Thank you very much! Great!

The noises came 100% from Motorside. Maybe i habe to change the Bearing. I have 3 ES and 1 QD. The QD is very silent, but the other 3 ES are awful!

My wife will leave the living room, leave the House and run away out of our life, if i dont repair these Issues!

Also good to know to check the wetsides.

Br Robert



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[zachfishman]

When I changed my MP10 to QD, the decrease in noise was significant. I can hardly heard it on max power now.

 

[Roberto Mio]

Wow. Really great!


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[newbie2014]

+1

I have a brand new MP10wqd and a 3 yrs old MP10wes, and there's very little, if any, audible differences between them. Even the fan noise from my LED can mask the sound from those pumps quite well.

 

[Roberto Mio]

Yes. I've heard that, some are quiet and some not so quiet - but MY noise is louder than Highway-Traffic. I have to change the Bearings too.


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[newbie2014]

Yes. I've heard that, some are quiet and some not so quiet - but MY noise is louder than Highway-Traffic. I have to change the Bearings too.


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Sorry to hear that. My 4yrs old MP40wes is the same. The sound was unbearable even at 50% power. I had to take it off line.

I guess that's one of the problems with vortech pumps. Its the disadvantage of having the motor outside......any motor/gear noise generated will be heard. None of my 5yrs+ el-cheapo koralia pumps has any audible noises.

 

[Roberto Mio]

I have 4 MP10 in my Tank and a Battery Backup. So i dont wanne make a full change to Tunze, Rossmont ... whatever. And i like that there is no cable to see in the Maintank.
So i try to fix the Issues.


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[Masedaddy]

Yes it sounds like the bearing a toast in the dry side. I have the same issue in one of my mp10s. Send it in too Ecotech and they will repair it. I think opening the dry side yourself will void the warranty.


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[Roberto Mio]

all my 4 MP10 are second Hand, so no Problem for self opening.
And was your repair/Bearing change succesfull?

I ordered today these 4 Bearings: ceramics / hybrid / miniature deep groove ball bearing SS C 687 ZZ 7x14x5 mm

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[newbie2014]

.......And i like that there is no cable to see in the Maintank.

Yep, same here. The form factor was big enough to sway me to vortech.

 

[Roberto Mio]

Here is my Tank - small one, only 33 Gallons. The 4 MP10 works really fine in there - and no Cable, thats really a big plus on Vortech.

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[ca1ore]

Noisy dryside may also be because it wasn't kept dry. I had a MP10 that got very noisy and upon disassembly noted that there was quite a bit of rust on the motor windings that was causing the noise. Bearings turned out to be fine.

 

[tkeracer619]

Here is my Tank - small one, only 33 Gallons. The 4 MP10 works really fine in there - and no Cable, thats really a big plus on Vortech.

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Awesome tank!

Be careful changing out the bearings. It's easy, just take your time. They'll continue to give you years of wire free service!