Under $100 Wort pump with SS head

[okiedog]

For some time now, I've kept my eyes open for a low cost wort pump for 5 gallon batches. Most pumps in the price range my price range (under $100) don't have a stainless steel pump head. I am trying to reduce plastic in my system and process, so SS is an obvious choice.

Williams brewing has little pump on sale, which would be $80 with the optional SS head. https://www.williamsbrewing.com/Mark-II-25-Watt-Wort-Pump-P4028.aspx

Also, I found this one for the same price:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073P19L8...9Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=

I love these sales!

 

[Rodent]

been using one of those with the stainless option for a couple years now without any issues.

I bought mine from my LHBS, and added the stainless head two brew days later.

 

[CodeSection]

$70 combined with free shipping from MoreBeer...

https://www.morebeer.com/products/mkii-high-temp-magnetic-drive-pump.html

https://www.morebeer.com/products/stainless-steel-pump-head-mkii.html

 

[okiedog]

Wow! Thanks for calling that to my attention. I shop a lot at MoreBeer. Guess I've been snoozing! Last I checked, the combined cost was about $99.

 

[sleev-les]

$70 combined with free shipping from MoreBeer...

https://www.morebeer.com/products/mkii-high-temp-magnetic-drive-pump.html

https://www.morebeer.com/products/stainless-steel-pump-head-mkii.html

2nd this. I have one with the stainless head. Great pump..

 

[sicktght311]

I've got a 25watt mark II with stainless head as my wort pump and its been going strong for almost a year now. I brew roughly 2-3x a month and it hasnt clogged or let me down once.

 

[augiedoggy]

they are as little as $50 shipped from aliexpress from china where they are made... ebay has them locally for as little as $60 shipped....
they are Iwaki clone pumps used in industrial applications. we use them at work in some of the machines I maintain. Good pumps but not the easiest to take apart.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/110V-Fully...220845?hash=item288a8d7f6d:g:RgoAAOSwYd5cIJmn

 

[okiedog]

Thanks, augiedoggy! I guess if they made them easy to disassemble, they would have raise the price.

 

[verboten]

https://eastcoastbrewparts.com/prod...15r-stainless-head-homebrew-wort-chiller-beer

I have one of these, a $70 one from amazon and a cheaper one from eBay. They are all the same except for color and they work just fine.