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heath

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Oct 2, 2012
Location
Woodstock, Ontario
I Have a failed WP40 as well (Lasted 4+ years however)

This fix didn't work... Pump will run for a few minutes then quit.. =( Replacement on order from Pets and Ponds

I ordered one on Wednesday and low and behold it came today, kudos to pets n ponds for great service and really surprised that Canada post got here that fast.. going to put it in the tank tomorrow... happy day for the fishies...
 
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Apr 8, 2016
Location
London, ON
Cool ... well good luck with it. From reading posts on the internet the RW series apparently have a wider and perhaps slightly more powerful flow compared to the WP series.
 

heath

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Oct 2, 2012
Location
Woodstock, Ontario
well, its in the tank and I really don't see much difference... the fish aren't sure what to make of it, a couple have been blown a bit..
 

4Hummer

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Jan 13, 2014
Location
Kitchener, Ontario
Since my WP-40 can't be fixed with this trick, I ordered a RW-20 as a replacement From Pets and Ponds last week,

I Had to send it back It was FAR to powerful. Even on the lowest setting (1) the wave maker was blowing sand around.
(And that's in a 6 foot long 125 gallon)

So for anyone looking to replace a WP pump

RW-20 replaces the WP-60
RW-15 replaces the WP-40
RW-8 replaces the WP-25
RW-4 replaces the WP-10
 

heath

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Oct 2, 2012
Location
Woodstock, Ontario
I ordered the rw15 to replace my wp40.. great little unit and yes they are powerful, I've had to dial mine back, it was blowing water out of the tank...
 

Pipes

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May 21, 2015
Location
Ingersoll
Since my WP-40 can't be fixed with this trick, I ordered a RW-20 as a replacement From Pets and Ponds last week,

I Had to send it back It was FAR to powerful. Even on the lowest setting (1) the wave maker was blowing sand around.
(And that's in a 6 foot long 125 gallon)

So for anyone looking to replace a WP pump

RW-20 replaces the WP-60
RW-15 replaces the WP-40
RW-8 replaces the WP-25
RW-4 replaces the WP-10
Thanks for doing the research for us. Hopefully this will save someone from having to send their unit back as well.
 
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