vortech rusted

[Mikigo]

hi

my vortech is around 2 years old. it never did work well. i had to clean it every 2 weeks. now it only run for about 3 days before it'll stop. i opened the wet cover and the mag has several rusted area and bubbles. can it be salvaged, or its history? thanks for the help

mikigo

 

[EcoTech Marine]

Hi Mikigo-

About three months ago we introduced the Gen2 VorTech which features new fully plastic encapsulated magnets that will not rust the way the original ones did. The kit which includes everything you need to upgrade your pumps sells for $9.45 through us directly. Please email service@ecotechmarine.com for information on these parts.

-Tim

 

[bimmerzs]

Re: vortech rusted

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13273991#post13273991 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Mikigo
hi

my vortech is around 2 years old. it never did work well. i had to clean it every 2 weeks. now it only run for about 3 days before it'll stop. i opened the wet cover and the mag has several rusted area and bubbles. can it be salvaged, or its history? thanks for the help

mikigo

Good luck getting your pumps running 100% without spending a bit of cash. I had the first round of VT's and just spent ~$400 to upgrade the lat 2 pumps to Gen2 wireless driver's, magnet's etc. Apparently some of the early units had differnt wet frames and drive shafts so after spending all that money I still have 2 pumps that do not work. I have spent over a month trying to see if they would replace the non compatable parts, hopefully they will treat you better than I have been treated.
Cheers,

 

[KurtsReef]

I was just looking at their site, but I had seen somewhere that you can purchase the 'wet' portion of the MP40 seperately for $75.00

I do not see it on the site now....wish I remembered where I saw that.

 

[EcoTech Marine]

Hi kurtsreef-

You can purchase a spare wet side assembly from vendors such as Marine Depot or Premium Aquatics. These spare wet side assemblies are Gen2 spec.

-Tim

 

[KurtsReef]

Thanks Tim,

Those wet side assemblies are all inclusive and would work on any MP40 model?

 

[EcoTech Marine]

Hi kurtsreef-

Correct, and MP20 models.

-Tim