So I'll start off by saying I do not like ecotech pumps. I've used mp40s in the past and had 2 horrible instances with customer service over 2 westside's rusting withen 6 months of having them. With the hefty price tag, I'd assume a better outcome with their products, compared to anyone else. That had giving me a bad taste in my mouth about buying ecotech products so I went the cheaper route with jebao powerheads and return pumps. I've never ever cleaned my jebao return pump since September 2015. I have 3 backups, and just slacked on maintenance with the return pump. It still runs like a beast, getting it cleaned up to hard plumb my rodi container.
Fast forward, someone had came out here from Hong Kong with the same factory made "non branded" vectra in black. Couldn't help but admire the pump so I figured I'd shoot my shot on getting a l1 for aesthetics, and control ability.
I am not at all happy with this pump. have an extreme amount of back flow, the heat comming from the pump is just ridiculous. Basically dont need a heater anymore just because of the heat this thing throws off. Although it's not a big deal, I'd just expect better then a 500 dollar return pump, that litterally 90% of the hobby runs. If theres going to be problems out of the box, its going right back into the box, or just going to mix salt instead of using the jebao.
Do you guys like the vectra? Has it ever failed, or jammed on you guys? I've seen 2 melted vectras before, and I'm starting to think of pulling this pump as soon as I can before issues start to arise. My temperature is already higher then usual.
This is not the version 2
