Questions about March Pumps answered by the Factory!

[bgarino]

Walter do you know of any part distributors in the Tampa Bay area? Every where I look it's $12-14 shipping for a .60 part.

Thanks,
Brett

 

[WalterAtMarchPump]

Only one that comes to mind is Depco out of Clearwater. Give them a call and ask for George H. He may or may not have one in stock but they buy stuff all the time so maybe they can include it with an upcoming shipment? Or give me a call sometime and i can give you the specs/sizes of it and maybe you can locate one or make one for yourself.

-Walter

 

[clearwaterbrewer]

Only one that comes to mind is Depco out of Clearwater. Give them a call and ask for George H. He may or may not have one in stock but they buy stuff all the time so maybe they can include it with an upcoming shipment? Or give me a call sometime and i can give you the specs/sizes of it and maybe you can locate one or make one for yourself.

-Walter

Depco has been GREAT for anything I have ever needed!

 

[bgarino]

Depco had the part thanks....

 

[rmullins]

Walter,

Even your reassurances that I wasn't dead with my 809, I still took that opportunity to add a second pump to my system and got the MoreBeer High Flow model (http://morebeer.com/view_product/11622/103556/March_Brewing_Pump_New!_-_High_Flow).

Used it last weekend and it was pumping fine, but it was making a strange rattling noise. I opened up the pump head and the impeller was moving like it should. I removed the pump head to see if the noise was limited to the motor itself to rule out a problem with the head.

I filmed the motor running and the noise is clearly audible. Anything I can do to solve the issue short of sending it to you guys?



Thanks for your help.

 

[WalterAtMarchPump]

Hard to say with out having it infront of me....but if i had to guess i would say one of the sleeve bearings may have the tollerances too large inside that motor and thats whats causing the noise... Unless it was dropped at some point and tweaked the rear cover of the motor. Theres nothing you can realy do with it. If it was dropped or damaged you may get lucky and mght be able to tap the housing back into shape. I would say ship it back to me.

-Walter

 

[rmullins]

Thanks Walter. Unless it was dropped in shipping I would say your first guess it probably the better one. I will try to get it shipped over to you this weekend

 

[ThatGuyRyan]

Walter I unfortunately dropped my pump when cleaning last weekend and broke off the outlet. I live in Elmhurst and work in Morton Grove can I get replacement parts directly from you and skip the shipping so I can brew again this weekend? I assume I can buy a replacement head with the in and out ports correct?


Thanks

Ryan

 

[emjay]

Yes, you can buy a replacement head. In fact, that's one part that many homebrew stores DO carry.

 

[WalterAtMarchPump]

Walter I unfortunately dropped my pump when cleaning last weekend and broke off the outlet. I live in Elmhurst and work in Morton Grove can I get replacement parts directly from you and skip the shipping so I can brew again this weekend? I assume I can buy a replacement head with the in and out ports correct?


Thanks

Ryan

If you work in Morton Grove then just swing on by annd ask for me....

-Walter

 

[bh10]

Walter,

Do you guys have any pumps that I can push mash through (grain and liquor)?

 

[WalterAtMarchPump]

eh....kind of, sort of, but not really....our pumps have a good deal of clearance and can pass a good size object through them.....the 809's "can pass" up to an 1/8" object as long as its soft and doesn't jam between the impeller and pump housing. I have seen 1/4" "things" go through it and not mess it up. Only problem would be if you had a good deal of "stuff" going through the pump at the same time and that could clog it up and jam the impeller.
Ideally for something like that you would want a shaft drive centrifugal or a gear drive pump.....the only problem is that not many are food grade...the ones that are don't usually handle high temps...and then there's the shaft seal you have to worry about wearing out on the pump. And since they have direct drive and close tolerances , when "stuff" goes through the pump they usually sheer up the object into smaller pieces. So you would need some sort of filter on the discharge side.
I guess it comes down to how much you want to deal with during the operation....

-Walter

 

[MaynardX]

subscribe. have had pump problems, so I need to keep this in my stuff!

 

[cl330b]

subscribe. have had pump problems, so I need to keep this in my stuff!

Just curious, keep what in your stuff? Also what problems have you had?

 

[OneHoppyGuy]

Just curious, keep what in your stuff? Also what problems have you had?

Me thinks a link to this thread...

 

[cl330b]

Me thinks a link to this thread...

I agree. At first I thought I was missing out on something great but now I see I was over-thinking it.

 

[Duckfoot]

Walter,

Do you guys have any pumps that I can push mash through (grain and liquor)?

I had a crappy brewday a while back... The manifold in the MLT dislodged and I realized it after I noticed the vorlauf was "chunky"... Ended up pumping quite a bit of the grist to another vessel during transfer without much of a problem... YMMV

 

[Golddiggie]

Where would I get a stainless replacement head for my March 809 pump?? Or get one that has the stainless head already on it (809-SS-C)??

 

[stevehaun]

Tesco Pumps would be one source

MAR 809 SS HS-C / 115V
MAR 815 SS-C / 115V

 

[Golddiggie]

OUCH!!! Not at those prices...

 

[stevehaun]

Walter:
Can I put a 0809-0179-0100 center inlet pump housing on my 809 PL HS pump?

 

[kydan47]

Walter, a while back I picked up a older March 140-001-01 pump that has a large inlet & outlet?

I believe the pump only handles 190 degrees, but was wondering if I could replace the head w/ another model, etc? Are the parts food grade?

Any insight greatly appreciated!

Thnx in advance,

Dan F.
LAGERS/FOSSILS

 

[WalterAtMarchPump]

Walter:
Can I put a 0809-0179-0100 center inlet pump housing on my 809 PL HS pump?

Stevehaun, sorry didnt see your posting till now...but yes you can swap the housing no problem...all your old parts will swap right over.

-Walter

 

[WalterAtMarchPump]

Walter, a while back I picked up a older March 140-001-01 pump that has a large inlet & outlet?

I believe the pump only handles 190 degrees, but was wondering if I could replace the head w/ another model, etc? Are the parts food grade?

Any insight greatly appreciated!

Thnx in advance,

Dan F.
LAGERS/FOSSILS

Unfortunately no, that pump was originally designed for an industrial dishwasher setup. It has a unique motor bracket that wont fit anything else on it.

-Walter

 

[kydan47]

Thnx for the quick response Walter, I guess I can live w/ the temp & bracket - would the internal parts happen to be food grade so that I might use it for say he RIMS portion?

Dan F.
LAGERS/FOSSILS

 

[WalterAtMarchPump]

You would be in luck on that one as we use USP grade plastic on our pumps Only limit would be the temp in your case...

-Walter

 

[kydan47]

Fantastic! Got a great deal on the pump, it looks beefy, and will work great for the RIMS portion of my next upgrade on my system! I appreciate the feedback, and will keep this on mind for my next purchase!

Have a nice Day!
Kentucky Dan
LAGERS/FOSSILS!

 

[williamlandry]

Walter. Lately my March pump has been locking up. It will go along pumping fine to start, then I'll hear the pitch of the pump go up and the flow stops. The fan is still going in the back however. I unplug it and give it a minute and usually have to manually turn the plades a few times before it will start up again. I appologize if this has been discussed before. Is there maintenance I need to do? Any help would be great. Thanks.

Will

 

[WalterAtMarchPump]

Walter. Lately my March pump has been locking up. It will go along pumping fine to start, then I'll hear the pitch of the pump go up and the flow stops. The fan is still going in the back however. I unplug it and give it a minute and usually have to manually turn the plades a few times before it will start up again. I appologize if this has been discussed before. Is there maintenance I need to do? Any help would be great. Thanks.

Will

More then likely you have a sugar buildup on the shaft between the impeller. Easiest thing you can do is take it apart and drill the impeller out with a 17/64" drill bit and open it up a bit more so it gets more fluid between them for lubrication and better cleaning. If you don't feel comfortable doing that then just take it apart and soak the impeller in some hot water for a few minutes while you clean off the impeller shaft. Then put it back together and run more hot water through it and it should be back to normal till the sugars build up again.

 

[FredTheNuke]

should the 815 impeller be drilled out to 17/64" to increase the fluid between them also?