05-24-2009, 07:36 AM
We are not on island yet, but our house designer had the following to say when I asked him about a pump. It sounds as if you already had this brand. Is it not still under warranty? "you may want to consider a submersible one. A pump under the house can be very noisy. They also get hot, and have shorter life spans. I have been in my house for 10 years. The first noisy, cheap pump (ran out of money) lasted about 6 months, rusted solid) the second and third ones, about a year and 18 months. Then I finally got a Grunfos stainless steel bullet in the tank. It has a 20 years guarantee, and is TOTALLY quiet. I resisted at first because it was around $900, but I spent much, much more than that on the three cheaper ones."