gast blowers?

[lauris]

I would appreciate any and all comments on gast blowers, I may have the opportunity to pick one up at a reasonable price (what would that be, by the way). I am wondering as to their:

reliability
loudness
maintenance
output (1/8 hp or 1/3)

Thanks in advance for any input.

[Moon]

I have a 1/3 HP Gast blower running for about a year. It was a reconditioned one and pumps out good volume of air for about 25 outlets. Most of these are sponge filters. The volume of air is good but not much pressure. I :) tried to run an airline to my pond about 30 ft from the blower with no pressure at all for an air stone.
It is a little noisy with a high frequency whine, but I got used to it. they are very reliable but I do have a linear pump made by Alita as a stand by just in case.
Hope this helps.