Quote Originally Posted by rfeiller
Check on what type of shaft the impeller uses. Make sure it is steel. I have used pondmaster pumps for years. Two monthes ago i purchased a pondmaster 1200gph pump the shaft broke in less then two months. They now use a plastic shaft.
That is exactly why I asked. I had a Pondmaster that snapped last night. It is less than a month old. I put just a little back pressure on it to adjust the flow in order to fix a bell siphon and 6 hours later it popped. Lesson Learned!