Little Giant PES-120 Statuary Fountain Pump, Wet Rotor Pump, 120 GPH

Specification:      Wattage: 8 watts      Maximum lift: 4-foot      Motor — Wet-Rotor (Hysteresis) Epoxy Encapsulated      Intermittent Liquid Temp. up to: 120° F      Discharge: 3/8" or 1/2" Slip      Housing: ABS      Cover: ABS      Volute: ABS      Impeller: Acetal      Screen: ABS This wet-rotor pump, often referred to as a magnetic-drive pump by other manufacturers, utilizes an epoxy encapsulated motor and plastic housing. A permanent magnet is attached to the impeller. The magnet acts as the rotor would in a conventional motor. The water being pumped surrounds the rotor, thus the term "wet-rotor". It is seal-less and oil-less. This pump works well in water garden, statuary and some industrial applications. It is compact in design and is the most energy efficient type of pump Little Giant manufactures. The other side of this efficiency is very little starting torque. Therefore, the pump does not produce as much pressure and will not pump water as high as its' epoxy-encapsulated counterpart.