Skimz SK181 Review

[gregzz4]

Kinda off track here, but I'll bite

I asked you about the upgrade earlier this year when you first mentioned it, but you did not respond ...

What is involved in the upgrade ... is it just a matter of replacing the base, besides the pump ?
Is the pump complete, or are old parts re-used ?
And hows availability for replacement parts ?
And, of course, what's the upgrade cost ?

All good things to know if I ever would like to replace my Skimz ES2000 (Eheim 2000) pump, but I'm happy with it for now
I can pick up a new pump locally so, for now, I will stay away from a Sicce as no local to me vendors carry them

[Aqua-Digital]

What is involved in the upgrade ... is it just a matter of replacing the base, besides the pump ?
Just base and Pump is required

Is the pump complete, or are old parts re-used ?
The PSK1000 pump is supplied complete with new volute

And hows availability for replacement parts ?
Excellent, unlike Eden, all Sicce spares are available through us and they have a base in the USA (Sicce USA)

And, of course, what's the upgrade cost ?
Not sure yet, but affordable

I will stay away from a Sicce as no local to me vendors carry them.
There are NO Eden dealers in the whole of North America, but you have Sicce available right here any local dealer has access to spares

Of course there is no reason to upgrade all the time you are happy with the Eden pump, but for those that wish to upgrade to gain the performance jump they will have an option to do so

[gregzz4]

Great answers, except for ...

I will stay away from a Sicce as no local to me vendors carry them.
There are NO Eden dealers in the whole of North America, but you have Sicce available right here any local dealer has access to spares

What I was eluding to here is I can buy an Eheim pump body locally, if mine fails, and transfer the volute and impeller

[Aqua-Digital]

Not the same body sorry, as I understand it they only share the same motor block internally.

[gregzz4]

Hmmm, you may have something there
I was assuming the Eheim would work because the OP used an Eden pump

I have an Eheim 2000 running my chiller. I'll have to compare it to the ES next time I strip down the skimmer
Being stubborn, I may find a way to make it fit

So, is there a vendor closer to us West Coasters than Concept ?

[Aqua-Digital]

would be great if you could.

One of the biggest reasons we went OEM with Skimz only using their bodies was due to the pump, we found the sicce far outperformed and we did not have warranty issues.

So the SK became the CSC and as they say the rest is history

when we get the mod kits in I will offer up one to you for evaluating the differences.

[gregzz4]

Sounds good to me
Anything to improve nog production would be a plus