Are Asetek Watercooling pumps any good?
 

This pump really got my attention:
http://www.asetek.com/default.asp?sh...on=1&menuID=-1

it has really good monitor tool too.

I heard Asetek uses Hydor pump and their quality is not very good compared to Eheim or Laing...anyone has any comment? I am espcially interested in noise level

No answer as yet but http://forums.procooling.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=11888 is the thread when someone finds out.

Man for $130 dollars. You could get brand new two DD5s, or 2 hydor L35s and some $$ to spare.

It's like every european product being prodcued these days. Overpriced, too many unusuable options, and underperforms. Looks like a version of L20 and I consider the L30 a marginal performance pump. With a weak ass pump like that why would you need to control it, cut performance off?


I own three hydors, the L30 that i dont touch, a L35/L30 hybrid, and a L35. The only reason I even have them is because they are cheap, 3 for under $80 and the US distributor is in California so i can buy replacements impellers because these pumps go bad after 2-3 years and start making noise. I use the L35 on setups with less than 3-4ft tubing and unrestrictve blocks otherwise go for aquaextreme or dd5. Guaranteed good performance on most setups.

I've had an L30 in a loop with an MCW5000 and a BIP for almost two years now (maybe longer?). I've had issues with it leaking. The build quality of hydor pumps is no where near a Laing pump. I don't want to pass judgement on a pump I've never seen in person, but I wouldn't give it a second look with so many superior pumps out there. The D5, DDC, Aqua Extreme, and CSP-MAG would probably all perform better (except maybe the mag) and cost substantially less.

Quality wise
I never had problems with it leaking other than user error. ;) The barbs can be a pain in the Ahole and I see many people breaking the cheap plastic barb. Other barbs don't fit right so you need add a sealant or the leak or let in air. I had to paint it because the black is so 90's and the pump is fugly.

My L30 impeller broke and progressively makes more noise as the ceramic shaft grinds away. Thats why I have an l35 impeller in L30 hybrid.
The new impeller is 5x better with metallic shaft, ceramic thrust bearings, and +150 GPh of flow and basically give you a new upgraded pump so better than shelling $80 for 50Z and with 450 gph has same performance on short loops.

Noise wise
it's silent once you bleed all the air after 2-3 days of running and if you isolate the vibrations and don't use the suction cups provided. Mount placement is key because with tubing strain can move the pump off the suction cups. IMHO the suction cups do crap. They don't hold the pump down forever and transmit enough vibration. You have to drill and but some nuts, bolts, washers, etc. Tack on $5 for mounting

The bottomline, its an aquarium pump and we have watercooling pumps availalble that are better. The right way to go is 50z or DD-5. The L35 is a poor man setup for me.

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