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Sunterra 104506 Table Top Fountain Pump 30 GPH, Black |  | Brand: Sunterra
Category: Lawn & Patio
Buy New: $9.99
as of 9/10/2010 05:51 CDT details
New (3) from $9.99
Seller: Amazon.com
Rating:  22 reviews
Sales Rank: 426
Color: Black
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4
Dimensions (in): 2 x 2 x 2
MPN: 104506
Model: 104506
UPC: 821539100722
EAN: 0821539100722
ASIN: B000E5Q8MA
Release Date: January 1, 2006
Shipping: Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping
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| Features:
| • | For use in clean water fountains | | • | Pumps 30 gallons of water per hour and has a maximum lift of 1.8 feet | | • | Operate efficiently for extended periods of time with no regular maintenance | | • | Has a 6 foot power cord | | • | One year limited warranty |
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Product Description
30 GPH FOUNTAIN PUMP - Not meant for dirty water applications ~ 1.8 ft. max lift ~ 6 ft. power cord ~ 120V 60Hz 1 watt 0.2A ~ UL listed
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 22
 very quiet, durable May 18, 2010
Galamander (Oakland, CA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've been running this pump constantly in a table top fountain for over a year and it has worked perfectly. It's very quiet, the quietest and smoothest pump I've ever found. No loud noises, no strong vibration. The cord is heavy duty and well insulated, which is a good thing. Even when the fountain is barely burbling, I can't hear the pump at all 10 feet away.
I made a makeshift pump housing from a hydroponic/vanda orchid plant pot (basically a hard plastic mesh pot) to stabilize the pump, hold it off the bottom of the fountain, and support the fountain components. The pump not touching the bowl makes a quiet pump even quieter.
I would've preferred a pump that moves only 10 or 15 GPH, because my fountain's bowl is only 13 inches across, and this one is too strong. I managed to deflect some of the water column by how I designed the fountain. The pump's water flow can be reduced with the slider thingie, but that increases the vibration noise slightly and potentially shortens the life of the pump by forcing it to work harder to push water through a narrower opening.
A little noisy but good action. January 10, 2010
J. Zacher (St Thomas, ON)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Serving as a replacement for a table top Xmas fountain. A little noisy but because of the sm difference in height it is not solid in the fountain. Will fix this next season. Better flow than the original at the lowest setting, yet not too fast. Will definitely purchase another for other fountains on the deck.
Still going, but makes noise January 6, 2010
Newton
This is a nice little small 120 volt pump that was real quiet for the first three months. However, now it still works, but has started making a odd buzzing noise. This is not a problem for me, but now the pump noise is starting to overcome the falling water sound. As stated by others here, the power cord seems way too big for such a small pump. Guess I will just see how long it lasts. The pump does pump a lot of water for its size, so that is a plus and the flow adjustment works well. Not sure I would buy another one.
Excellent for my purpose December 25, 2009
Stephen Purdy (Virginia, USA)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
My pump on my small desk fountain stopped working. I have one of those fountains that is maybe 1/2 to 3/4 foot tall, roundish, has 2 layers stacked up in the middle, supported by plastic, with large rocks around the base and middle and top levels. Pump goes in the bottom middle and shoots to the underside of the top layer if that makes sense (i.e. the water doesn't shoot up and out of the fountain, it hits the top plastic then flows over the edges in a nice waterfall formation). Anyway this pump worked just fine for that purpose. I had to turn the level down a bit - it was a bit too powerful at first - there is a "volume" switch for about 3 or 4 different levels of how high it will pump. Also, it made quite a bit of noise at first, so I let it run for an hour or so and the noise cleared right up and now it runs quietly and smoothly. I do agree the cord is quite thick compared to the pump, so I used rocks to wedge it into place. So for my purposes, I have a working fountain again.
 Not for indoor use December 22, 2009
kavlito (Miami, Fl)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I bought this as a replacement pump. It does the job, however, it makes too much noise to use indoors. My fountain is used in a meditaton setup and the noise of the pump overshadows any water sound. I reduced the pumping level to see if it would affect the noise level, but no luck. Unless you plan on using it outdoors or in a commercial noisy environment, you may want to look at other options. However, I don't see pumps advertised with noise levels.
Also, the heavy duty electrical cord has two issues: 1 - it is very thick which makes it very difficult too keep the pump in place or any specific orientation. 2 - it comes packaged curled up like a snake... and because it is so heavy duty and thick, keeping it uncurled is almost impossible. If it wasn't for the noise factor, I would stretch it out in the sun for a week too see if it would become straight. But for me, it is totally unuseable because of the noise it produces. Big disappointment (thankfully, it wasn't too expensive, but a loss nonetheless).
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