Pumps

[500e]

What pumps are people using for home brewed tig coolers

 

[addjunkie]

My home made cooler has one of these in it

https://www.solenoidspares.co.uk/et3009-cooling-pump


Procon pumps are also popular

 

[brockenhammer]

Hi,
Ceme MTP600, some Speck pumps or Simaco types are common pumps on coolers.

 

[500e]

Will look at specks / prices thanks

 

[addjunkie]

I don’t rate the Simaco.

I have a CEME in mine and it’s noisy and vibrates like hell.

Mines noisey, but rubber feet absorb the vibration. I also have a tweco cooler which is noisey too.

 

[MCKDAVID]

have the miller watercooler, pump noise isn't too bad, I found the fan generates most of the irritating noise on mine (higher frequency). I solved it the easy way, moved it to the stores out of earshot, and hard piped it to the back of the welders with a remote switch to stop / start it. I had a left over bit (5m) of refrigeration AC unit pipe (Twin tube and insulated, but I removed the insulation on the return. Brazed on some fittings, and used short bits of flex to avoid any vibration to the pipe, and connected via the quick connectors. Works fine.