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Tried to save a day with a cheap pump rebuild kit, cost me three.
Had a main suction pump acting up on the Columbia job. Bought a $180 rebuild kit from a discount supplier instead of the usual $450 OEM one. The new impeller lasted about 16 hours before it vibrated itself to pieces and took the shaft seal with it. We were down for three full days waiting on the right parts and doing the job twice. Anyone know a reliable supplier for Fairbanks Morse parts that won't bankrupt you?
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miamitchell1mo ago
Ugh, been there. My cheap thermostat fix last winter cost me a new furnace. @grant_hart might have gotten lucky, but my luck says the expensive part is usually expensive for a reason.
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grant_hart1mo ago
Lol are we really still doing this? That OEM tax is a total scam. Sometimes the cheap part is literally the same thing in a different box. My crew ran an aftermarket impeller on a dewatering pump for two seasons straight, zero issues. You probably just got a lemon from a bad batch, that happens with the expensive stuff too. Three days downtime sucks but blaming the price tag is crazy.
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