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I use AC pumps, in particular a Reeflo Dart. It's pretty quite and has tons of flow.
My main gripe with DC pumps is that if they fail it's typically a sudden event. AC pumps almost never fail like that. Typically they just start to get louder and that loudness will increase slowly each year. You can decide when it's too loud and just change the bearings.
I always have a spare pump on hand and while having two in parallel would be easier to deal with. It's really not a big deal for me to unbolt the head of one Pump and change the motor to my spare unit. It only takes about 30 minutes and I am back up running again.
Spare pumps are a must. Two inline at the same time is a nice luxury but not really needed.
My main gripe with DC pumps is that if they fail it's typically a sudden event. AC pumps almost never fail like that. Typically they just start to get louder and that loudness will increase slowly each year. You can decide when it's too loud and just change the bearings.
I always have a spare pump on hand and while having two in parallel would be easier to deal with. It's really not a big deal for me to unbolt the head of one Pump and change the motor to my spare unit. It only takes about 30 minutes and I am back up running again.
Spare pumps are a must. Two inline at the same time is a nice luxury but not really needed.