Are the Vortech MP40 Worth the $$$

[globaldesigns]

Originally Posted by mike31154

Ok, let's hear from some of the folks that voted No, and why...

+1, I would like to know reasons, why people voted no... I am leaning towards trying one, let me know why you voted "NO"

Dennis at Gold's doesn't carry them anymore, because he said he had way too many problems... But he can bring them in for me, but again he won't support them if there are problems. People, tell me your problems.

[Ron99]

My unit had issues (a bit noisy and one button stopped working) but the controller was replaced under warranty and all has been great since.

[mike31154]

I mentioned in my earlier post that I initially purchased a Generation 1 MP40W. These did have an issue with the plastic coating on the magnet breaking down resulting in the wet side magnet rusting over time. This would vary from one pump to another, mine took about 6 months to start having this problem but the pump still ran without a hitch during this time. This was solved with new completely enclosed magnets and is no longer a problem. The replacement magnet and shaft cost under $10 and the parts are easily installed by the user. They've also done a slight redesign to the wet side shaft and bearing configuration. There was a bad batch of bearing parts recently which caused a rash of problems with wet sides seizing up, falling off or the entire wet side spinning. This has also been addressed and fixed. EcoTech quickly takes care of any of these issues once the problem is identified. I'd say there are many more satisfied users than not. You tend to see more of the complainants on their forum and folks tend to not consider the number of satisfied users out there, silently happy with their purchase.

Still would be good to hear some of the reasons why people would not buy the current product.