New Red Dragon Pumps

spsick · Aug 24, 2020

Anyone pick up a RD5 Eco or RD X yet? RD X looks a lot like a chinese pumps wondering if these are getting contract made for them, especially being they are 1/3 to 1/4 price of and RD3 speedy. I see they have replaced the pumps on BK minis with the RDX but they are still the same price using a much cheaper pump? ;Bookworm

pdxmonkeyboy · Aug 24, 2020

I can't imagine that there are all that many manufacturing facilities for DC pumps.

gcarroll · Aug 25, 2020

If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck............

Blue Spot Octopus · Aug 25, 2020

^^^Ouch

Badilac · Aug 25, 2020

gcarroll said:
If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck............

It must be a duck.....

Perry · Aug 25, 2020

MabuyaQ · Aug 25, 2020

But what came first the Duck or the Duckegg?
Who cares if some of these cheaper RE pumps are produced in China. They still have to live up to the quality standards and reputation of the RE brand. That the runts of the production line are sold under a different Chinese or other brandname at lower prices isn't a bad thing.

spsick · Aug 25, 2020

I emailed RE and they responded by simply saying “we think this question is self explanatory”.

um ok...

spsick · Aug 25, 2020

gcarroll said:
If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck............

Yep that looks just the the RD5 Eco...quack

ksed · Aug 25, 2020

The RD 5 Eco is this pump from this manufacturer just a different colour mold.

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Reefer525XL · Aug 26, 2020

Anymore info on these new X pumps? Im considering two for my new build but Im not sold on the yet. Obviously I would love to save some money but not over quality.

Chibils · Aug 26, 2020

Also curious ... I was planning an RD5 Eco since they were so affordable, but if they're just white label Chinese pumps they suddenly seem a lot less attractive. ;Bored

infinite0180 · Aug 26, 2020

Yea i heard the eco Is a Chinese pump but maybe the new X is not. Curious as well!

gcarroll · Aug 30, 2020

ksed said:
The RD 5 Eco is this pump from this manufacturer just a different colour mold.

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Kevin, Im pretty sure this is more like the RD X, not the RD 5 Eco. That being said the price that Royal Exclusiv is charging is not terribly out of line compared to other pump manufacturers using the same pumps. Also both of these pumps do seem to have cousins with a proven track record of reliability.