On Sat, 04 Sep 2004 23:59:51 GMT, "RichToyBox"
wrote:

===LG makes many different pumps and I haven't had one in about 8 years. The
===old LG that I had was a 1200 gph pump, and at that time they were made of
===some kind of pot metal that was subject to corrosion and were oil filled, so
===they would put an oil slick on the water that would cut out oxygen transfer.
===The LG that I had, I think, put out more water pressure, so would easily run
===higher falls or smaller diameter pipe than the mag drive pumps that I have.
===LG now has some energy efficient mag drive pumps, but I don't know if the
===housing is still metal or plastic, or whether they are still oil filled.


The little Giant I have is a mag drive and the housing is a polyester
fiber or glass filled fiber, no oil as its a epoxy potted motor.


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