Chugger Stainless Steel Brewing Pump Inline Head (Comparable to March 809-PL-HS)

I use these to transfer hot wort or water between brewing vessels, and these work great and are easier to clean just by hooking up to hot water. This really is much easier that attempting to gravity flow, and I think it makes for a much safer setup. I really liked the quality of the pump, and the stainless steel head should be much more durable than the plastic one that the competitor uses. It could use an inline on/off switch, but I built my own so this isn't a problem.

I have no idea what happened with the order "Kevin Curtiss (South Lyon, MI USA)" made but I ordered from the same listing and the stainless steel pump head arrived with a pump attached to it. I will post again after using the pump (in a week or two) with comments. ***Update: 11/24/14*** It looks like the listing has been updated at some point. When I purchased from this listing it was the SS pump head and 110v motor. The description was a bit ambiguous but was listed at around $130. Now it states clearly it's the head only for $47.50. ***Update: 12/28/14*** The listing this review is attached to now shows a picture and description for just the SS pump head at $150. I guess it's been changed again. Best advice I can give, when considering this pump, check with the seller whether it's a pump motor AND the head. Regardless, the Chugger inline SS pump is a great piece of hardware.

Figure about 1 gallon every 10 - 15 seconds with this pump. Not bad for a centrifugal pump of this size. Beware, though, that it will not prime itself, and can be quickly damaged if you run it dry. As most brewers know, mount it below the level of your tanks, and you shouldn't have much problem. Make sure there are no reductions in line size upstream of the pump, though. Those can trap air and cause cavitation. If you want to control flow, add a valve on the downstream side. Overall, it is a sturdy little pump with plenty of oompf for the home brewer. Can't beat it for the price.

When I ordered this included the motor as well as the head. It works pretty well, although can be a bit tricky to get the air bubbles out of the head before it will start pumping efficiently, since it isn't self priming. I like that it's not shaft driven, so controlling the flow rate with a valve on the output side isn't really any harder on the pump or the motor. The pump head is pretty easy to disassemble for cleaning as well, although the little silicone seal seems thin, and when I first tried out the pump it did leak a bit. Simply taking it apart and putting it back together fixed the problem though.

I've used this for several large beer batches (in excess of 30 gallons each) and it works great. I managed to clog it with hops on one occasion and it was very easy to disassemble and clean. I'll purchase this one again.

No pump it is just a piece of junk waist of 50 dollars

Based on the majority of reviews and answered questions for this pump that stated that it was a pump head and motor, I decided to purchase this despite the clear indication of being the head only in the description. I don't understand why some were lucky enough to receive an entire unit, but all I received was the pump head. The quality of the pump head is great, but useless without a motor.

I just used the pump for the first time. I used it with a cooler to pump 30 gallons of wort through a cooler and it worked flawlessly. It cut my cooling time down to almost half what I used to go through with a 15 gallon batch. The pump is a great investment for the advanced home brewer.