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Offline rbowers

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Shurflo pumps for cold transfers
« on: May 06, 2015, 12:35:16 pm »
Does anyone have any opinions regarding the shurflo pumps you can find on some of the online shops?  I have a bad back with a few bulging discs and lifting carboys for gravity induced transfers from primary to secondary or secondary to keg are difficult/not ideal.  I have transferred under small amounts of CO2 pressure and while effective this is somewhat cumbersome and seems a tad risky.
Specifically does anyone have any recs regarding how easy these are to clean?  I've got some brett beers floating around from time to time and would hope to be able to sanitize the pump by circulating some starsan or the like for awhile. 

The prices on the online shops are prohibitive but amazon appears to sell the same pump for way less.

SHURflo Industrial Pump - 198 GPH, 115 Volt, 1/2in., Model# 2088-594-154

Any thoughts?

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Re: Shurflo pumps for cold transfers
« Reply #1 on: May 06, 2015, 06:28:52 pm »
Yes, they work great. I love mine.

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Re: Shurflo pumps for cold transfers
« Reply #2 on: May 07, 2015, 09:16:21 am »
That's the pump I have and like it. You can get a $20 router speed doohickey and slow it down also.
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