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Impeller cover

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Topic: Impeller cover

Posted By: Winner
Subject: Impeller cover
Date Posted: 08 August 2012 at 1:26pm

With a couple of the screws for the impeller cover being a bit finicky to remove unless you have a really small screwdriver, I'm wondering if anyone has replaced these with 319 stainless thumb screws and how that went?

Also, I came across this company that manufacturers aftermarket impeller covers (also with thumb screws). They have two models. The first is a regular cover while the second has a cover with a spinning teflon bushing built into the cover itself. This apparently increases impeller life generally and also delays impeller damage in an overheating situation.

www.speedseal.com

The prices seem a bit high for the product but how much is it worth to you to not have pieces of impeller clogging your water cooling system, right?

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Chris
Eclipse #240
Thunder Bay, ON

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Posted By: Bill Layton
Date Posted: 08 August 2012 at 1:28pm

yes that is a great system, like you said a bit pricey but it improves the long term picture