Thoughts on Amazon sump pump options?

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fishdat

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My syncra pump impeller had all of its blades break off during the day when I lost power, while I was at work. There was no debris in the return plumbing and the sump chamber was devoid of debris, but the store won't honor the warranty because it's the impeller blades. Since a new impeller will cost me well over $100 locally, or less plus shipping online, and I've been wanting to upgrade to a higher gph anyways, I'm going to buy a new pump instead and cut my loses.

I noticed two pumps on Amazon that are both in the 2,700gph range and cost $106 and $120 respectively. They're made by brands I can't find a whole lot of info about aside from they're sold by Amazon, Walmart, and the like online - exclusively. What do you guys think about the pumps? Viable options? Cheap garbage?

First up: ZOIC 80W 2,641GPH Xawy-158

Second up: VIVOHOME 120W 2,700GPH VH364
 
Tobiassorensen said:
Why dont you just buy an jebao pump? They are readily available and in the same pricerange as these two? Its reliable pumps that alot of us uses. I currently run 7 of them in diffrent tanks and sumps.
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I've never heard of the brand or seen it used by anyone locally. And I've worked in lfs for 6 years. Must live under a rock haha, thanks for the suggestion I'll do some reading.
 
fishdat said:
I've never heard of the brand or seen it used by anyone locally. And I've worked in lfs for 6 years. Must live under a rock haha, thanks for the suggestion I'll do some reading.
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Jebao and jecod are the same pumps. Cheap and reliable.
 
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Tobiassorensen said:
Jebao and jecod are the same pumps. Cheap and reliable.
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They seem a lot harder to get a hold of in Canada, very few retailers. Still, good suggestion I may very well buy one.

Edit: Found reefsupply.ca carries one strong enough for me that's $200. From their review of it and the free shipping that's probably the one!
 
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fishdat said:
They seem a lot harder to get a hold of in Canada, very few retailers. Still, good suggestion I may very well buy one.

Edit: Found reefsupply.ca carries one strong enough for me that's $200. From their review of it and the free shipping that's probably the one!
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I order mine from china on ebay instead.
 
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