quietest return pump

[sphelps]

Originally Posted by tlo

thank you all so much for your opinions and experiences. I am leaning towards a red dragon, but they are soooo pricey. If they really are as quiet as they are made out to be it will be worth it. I am very noise sensitive and what most people tune out as background "white noise" drives me crazy.

You could try and find someone local who has one and take a listen for yourself. Even if someone has a BK skimmer, disconnect the air line and you'll get the idea. I'm pretty picky on noise as well and my stand is currently wide open, all I can hear is the skimmer. the pump is very quiet in my books but like you said everyone is different, however I don't think you'll find anything quieter which most people who have compared them would agree on.

One more thing that sold me when I was considering was the fact that these pumps can be used internal! Not much else in comparable flow rate can do that. Running a pump internally usually results in a lower noise level. I ran mine external in the end and I'm glad I did but I always have the option to switch.

[lastlight]

Sphelps what you said about people only posting when they have something to compalin about...very true but true for both Sequence and RD users so I'd think that's a moot point. What you said about bmw owners vs hyundai owners however IS very relevant and a great point.

I expected a lot when I bought my BK and I felt let down. I'm sure it's going to skim just great but the pump itself seemed loud to me. I'm the sort of person that disconnects the power to the tv in my bedroom at night because I can hear high pitched noises my wife can't. I'm fussy about noise. I also agree it makes noise but less than anything else.

Having said all of this though I think I would have gotten a RD return pump if servicing these pumps and getting replacement parts wasn't so difficult and time-consuming. That's just part of owning these fancy foreign things which I understand.