Best of luck to anyone with these they’re great at a comparable price and performance but not the most reliable tbh
The
Jebao PP-15 costs around $72. The
Vortech MP40 costs $350. If the PP-15 fails three times (read: you have had to buy four of them), then you still saved money over getting the Vortech. The Vortech is usually better quality, true, but the Jebaos are priced to make up for the lack of quality. While the Vortechs also come with a 1 year warranty, at the end of the year warranty, you're on your own. Might the Vortech last a good 5 - 6 years? Possibly. You're only guaranteed one year of operation though. Plus, there have been a few cases where posters have claimed that Ecotech would not honor the warranty because the pump was bought from an unauthorized reseller. I can't confirm this, and this is hear-say, so take it for what it's worth. But still. Don't take the name brand as a guarantee, take the warranty as a guarantee. In the case of Vortech pumps, it's one year, and no more.
Many people don't like that Jebao pumps don't last very long. Remember, they're priced to compensate for this. In my worst-case-scenario simulation in my head, a Vortech can fail the day after the warranty and basically be garbage. While it's likely going to last much longer, that's the reality of the warranty period. Unless I have to buy the Jebao five times, I'm better off from a financial standpoint going with the Jebao (assuming the Vortech only lasts through the warranty, which is all it's guaranteed to do).
Different strokes for different folks. I'm comfortable with this trade-off. If you're not, that's fine. It's definitely frustrating to see a 4 month old pump fail, but to me, it's more frustrating to pay five times as much for a name brand that I can only truly count on for one year.
