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Thread: Twin Return Pumps?

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    Default Twin Return Pumps?

    Is anyone running twin return pumps in their Sump as a safety measure? If one pump fails, the other continues to operate providing water circulation while a replacement pump is acquired. Finding a suitable replacement pump could take a significant amount of time. Are pump failures so rare that this is considered unnecessary?

    Thanks for any thoughts...

    Tom

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    Default Re: Twin Return Pumps?

    You can use one and have a spare pump on hand if that one does fail.

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    Default Re: Twin Return Pumps?

    I use to set up a spare cannister when I went on vacation... But the last few years I haven't bothered.
    I do do keep spare impellers and one new complete pump in stand by stock.

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    Default Re: Twin Return Pumps?

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    Default Re: Twin Return Pumps?

    I run two Jebao DC pumps in my sump and haven't had any issues. They have a feed button on them which shuts the pumps down for 10 minutes and is very handy during feeding times.

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