I have a march pump, a peristaltic pump, and the shurflo self-priming pump.
By far I prefer the peristaltic pump with one exception - unlike the shurflo pump I cannot change the pump speed. The pump is always on or always off. The only way to control the flow is by using a valve on the output.
Besides that... I can place the peristaltic pump anywhere I care to, including above the wet stuff. I also don't have to worry about crud in the tubing - I can pump sludge if I wanted (and some of my wort is!). I can use it with above boiling temps and below freezing if I wanted to. I can easily and inexpensively change the tube for any other material I want when it wears-out in a few years.
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