Wasted $200 on a fancy marine toilet pump that failed in 3 months

I bought this high end electric toilet pump from a marine supply shop in Norfolk last spring. Paid $200 for it because I thought it would be more reliable than the cheap ones. 3 months later it clogged up with the tiniest bit of TP and stopped working entirely. I spent a whole Saturday taking it apart and found the impeller was cracked, probably from the start. The company wouldn't refund it either because I installed it myself. Should have just stuck with the old hand pump for $60 and saved myself the headache. Has anyone else found a decent electric pump that actually lasts more than a season?

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cora4004d ago

Right? Same thing happened with mine, total junk for the money.

troy4393d ago

Wait, did you check if the impeller was actually the right one for that motor shaft? I had the exact same model from a different brand and turns out the impeller was slightly off size, like a millimeter too small, which let it wobble and crack under load. The company probably knew that batch had a tolerance issue but didn't recall them. They just bank on people not wanting to deal with the hassle of a lawsuit. Your hand pump might be slower but at least you can fix it with a wrench and some basic parts. That's why I'm going back to a manual pump for my boat this season, even if it means my arms get a workout.