My Vortech Heat Issue explained

[Europhyllia]

AFter reading kkiel's experience with Vortech I got all paranoid so when my brand new Vortech MP40w's seemed to generate heat at different levels I was getting a little worried.
I contacted Vortech and they kindly send me a new dry side.
Dry side arrived this week and I put it on but... it still got fairly warm.

So I packed up the replacement and put my original dry side back on.

I was running the pumps in lagoon mode on inverse with the warmer pump being the master.

Here's the deal (and I figured this out myself and just had it confirmed by Vortech):
I changed the mode on the slave from inverse to simultaneous and the pump that always stayed cold started to warm up just like the other one!

Apparently lagoon mode keeps the pump at varying speeds but always at 50% output of above, meaning the inverse of that at 50% output or below.
This of course explains why the slave pump was creating less heat - it was creating less output.

I'll have to see what other modes are like. Perhaps the inverse was really meant for wave creation in pulse mode.

And of course I still have the option of not running them master/slave and just keeping them independent/random.

I just wanted to post the explanation. I know I was getting kind of nervous reading kkiel's thread and seeing so many problems so I just wanted to say mine wasn't really a technical problem but rather a result of how I set the pumps. Customer service was great. I got a free (unneeded) replacement right away.
I'm not regretting my purchase at all. They're really nice pumps.

[kkiel02]

Well I did get my new wet side and as I thought that wasnt the problem. Im sure its something with the driver for my pump. I am now in the process of sending them the whole thing as they cant really troubleshoot anymore at least over the phone or through email than we have already done. I bought another k4 so I told them Im not in a huge hurry to get it back, but after what they sent me through, I am done with ecotech once this pump gets fixed. I still like the design of their pumps but when someone lacks customer service the way they did with me I tend to hold a little grudge, at this point I am just glad everything is going to get fixed.

This is just my experience with them and I know many people who have had great experience with them so.....

[Mike]

Not to sidetrack, when you get it back let us know....we might be interested in getting it from you...

[carlinsa]

if i were you i would get a Large intercooler to run on your Vortech to cool it down and help the performance out. cooler more dense air makes them run better

[Big_Pun]

they make an air to water intercooler from vortech, also there's a menthol spray

[Gseclipse02]

they make an air to water intercooler from vortech, also there's a menthol spray

lol just drip e85 like you do kalk it will cool enough and allow you to use more power

[Europhyllia]

jflksjf jkfjziu nmfnurht?

lol. I have no idea what you guys are talking about!
I switched it to reef crest mode which apparently is more even in anti-sync mode. The warm one is cooler and the cold one is warmer.
I have a Vornado aimed at the tank.

What the heck is an intercooler?

[carlinsa]

vortech is a brand of supercharger that you run on cars and an intercooler keeps the outgoing temp considarbly colder to improve performance.

on another note when i had my vortechs i kept them on synced and so they would work oppisite and i think i had my set on green if i remember right. one stayed considerably warmer than the other and the other pump was just warmish

jflksjf jkfjziu nmfnurht?

lol. I have no idea what you guys are talking about!
I switched it to reef crest mode which apparently is more even in anti-sync mode. The warm one is cooler and the cold one is warmer.
I have a Vornado aimed at the tank.

What the heck is an intercooler?

[Europhyllia]

Oh I can picture it now. The ugly box thing on the hood of those 70s muscle cars ;)