Zoeller vs Water Ace sump pump

Zoeller has been in business a long time, ck their web site. They are PUMPS

I ended up with a Master Plumber one from the hardware store. I spent twenty minutes talking to the store person, who assured me this 1/3HP submersible would be fine for my stupid ol' house with a dinky

I don't know anything about Water Ace pumps, but I have a Zoeller M53 Mighty Mate pump in my house now. It's been there for 14 years, and I've never had a problem with it, and the sump pump runs A LOT at my house. It's very quiet, and the fact that it's got a cast iron housing means that it's heavy enough that it won't 'walk' along the bottom of the sump crock due to vibration when it turns on/off. I've seen this happen a lot with the newer plastic pumps. Zoeller pumps are sold at some retail outlets under the "Hi-Lo" brand name. I don't know if the construction is identical between the Hi-Lo and Zoeller branded pumps, but they look exactly the same except that the Hi-Lo pumps are painted black, whereas the Zoeller pumps are painted green. If anyone knows if there's any differences between these two, I'd love to know. I've never seen a Zoeller pump for sale in any store around here. I get the impression they're only sold to professionals typically, but I'm not sure.

-Doug

I've used Zoeller in many applications that are heavy service. Pumping 16 or