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March 809 Pump

#1 Post by Jdl973 » Thu Apr 23, 2009 5:46 pm

Dose anyone have a source for a March 809 Mag Pump?

Any ideas would be appreciated.

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Re: March 809 Pump

#2 Post by DJ in KC » Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:12 pm

Ebay, there's a guy selling them off and on - you just have to watch. It's been the cheapest source I've found. Wire it yourself, or get someone to help will lower the cost a bit. The one without the mounting plate is less and not that tough to adapt for brewing.

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Re: March 809 Pump

#3 Post by Jensen » Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:35 pm

I have three variations, over the last two decades, of the "This is a cool beer pump" by March (all still working by the way, and all still used each brewing session), and the 809 series is without a doubt the best and easiest to use wort mover you can have-- period.

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Re: March 809 Pump

#4 Post by Bill » Thu Apr 23, 2009 11:28 pm

Its been a few years, but I think this is the same guy. The cost is only $20 more than it was 3 years ago when I got mine.

Ebay sale that expires on 5/23
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Re: March 809 Pump

#5 Post by Blktre » Fri Apr 24, 2009 10:50 am

the 809 series is without a doubt the best and easiest to use wort mover you can have-- period.
Na, doubt it. :twisted:
I bought around 20 brand new March AC3CMD's from Kris England years ago for $60 each. I sold them for what I had in them just to help out people. They have more GPM and Head Pressure than the 809. But that was a deal of a lifetime. I kept 2 of them. With that said, the 809 is a nice pump. Very popular. But as Dan mentioned, keep an eye out on ebay. No reason to pay the inflated price for them from a online brew store just because they are popular.
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Re: March 809 Pump

#6 Post by Jensen » Sat Apr 25, 2009 12:26 am

Blktre wrote:
the 809 series is without a doubt the best and easiest to use wort mover you can have-- period.
They have more GPM and Head Pressure than the 809.
That is why I like the 809! For my system I do not need all the GPM or head pressure (only 4 ft in my set-up) I want a smooth easy flow without having to crank on a ball valve too much. But that is just for my system's requirements, mind you.
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Re: March 809 Pump

#7 Post by Blktre » Sat Apr 25, 2009 10:19 am

Jensen wrote:
Blktre wrote:
the 809 series is without a doubt the best and easiest to use wort mover you can have-- period.
They have more GPM and Head Pressure than the 809.
That is why I like the 809! For my system I do not need all the GPM or head pressure (only 4 ft in my set-up) I want a smooth easy flow without having to crank on a ball valve too much. But that is just for my system's requirements, mind you.
:P
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2. The phenomenon a person has when craving more bitterness in beer.
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4. When a "Double IPA" just is not enough

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Re: March 809 Pump

#8 Post by Jdl973 » Wed Apr 29, 2009 10:54 am

Thanks to everyone for the info. I will be keeping an eye on ebay.

More Beer had a special on pumps (30 or 20 percent off) but ran out of stock.

... and the search goes on.


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