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greekguy7 (IL)
I just replaced a Bell and Gossett series 100 booster pump with a Taco 007. The B&G started leaking by the bearing assembly after just one year and it costs 3 times the price too. Seems like the Taco pump is pretty decent although a little harder to tell whether its actually running or not.
Anyone have similar experiences or feeling about this? Thanks!!
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e-plumber (NY)
I believe the B&G Series 100 is stonger than the Taco 007, hopefully it will not interfere with the operation of your heating system.
One benefit of the 007 is that it's a cartridge type circulator and certain repairs to it does not require the system to be drained.
I like B&G better though.
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Uni R
I'm surprised the B & G 100 developed a leak. I just took out one from 1977 and it was still in perfect working order. The blood and guts 100 is a low head high volume circulator. If the 007 has enough flow for your heating system then it will be fine. Otherwise, your comfort level will be reduced. The 007 will use far less electricity.
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Anonymous User
I've been putting in B&G for year's. I never really had any prob with them. I don't remember what the warranty on them are, but i'm sure if you called there tech support center they would have helped and prob gave you a new part at no charge as long as you gave them the old part back, so they can see what caused it to fail. B&G has always been good to me. As far as why it failed I could'nt tell you, but I know that B&G puts alot of money into R&D.
Rocky
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Anonymous User
Been replacing B&G 100's w/ taco's for years and never had a problem(same foot print too), all we stock is taco, great little circ's.I never get an answer from the guy's I talk to in the supply house why the are rebuilding or replacing a B&G w/ a B&G ?, for some reason the oil guy's love them.
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packy (MA)
i've used hundreds off taco circulators with no complaints. i'm now using 007IFC for new installations. (internal flow check)
saves time and space. the spring check is easily replaced if necessary. i've never had to replace one but i did take one apart to see how to do it. i'm also using webstone isolation flanges. regular ips (ball valve with lever or "T" handle)isolation flange below and an isolation flange with a drawoff built into it above. do a google search for webstone valves. they work the nuts..
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Masterplumb (NY)
How does the costs compare versus the standard set up of valves and flow checks? Chris
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packy (MA)
chris,
1) cost of regular circulator flanges, nipples, ball valves, tee and 1/4 turn draw off for purge and adapter to copper tubing versus 1 isolation flange and 1 isolation flange with built in purge equals slight savings.
2) the cost difference between a 007 and a 007IFC is about 1/2 the cost of an ips flow check.
3)where the real savings come in is in the labor. no time spent with nipples, teflon tape, screwing on ball valves and a tee and drawoff. not to mention the 3 way ips flow check. how do i put it? straight or angle? do i put a valve before it or after it or do i put 2 valves? none of this to worry about since the spring check is inside the 007 and there are isolation flanges on both sides of it anyway. since the circulator is now on the feed side, i still use a ball valve and tee for a purge on the return. i use the iso flange with built in purge up stream of the circ as a drain for the feed side since you can't manually open the flow check. i have used a couple dozen of these and have had no trouble with them and i don't feel as if the quality of the job has been cheapened. i understand grundfos makes a IFC circ as well. we don't see many of that brand around here.
chris see picture at [www.webstonevalves.com]
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Masterplumb (NY)
Ive been waiting for a good opportunity to try out that set up. I will let you know how it works out, thanks. Chris
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FarmerBob (CO)
To have fixed the B&G100 would have been $10-15 for the Coupler. Another $7-10 for the Gaskets. After 60 years ours is still going strong. Now that the Coupler, which could have been reassembled but I bought a new one for $10, we're back in business.
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