Quietly moves just as much water as the 14 year old Doughboy pump with howling bearings and a leaky seal that it replaced. It has vents on the bottom side that are right next to motor windings and make me question whether it's really safe to have in a wet and/or outdoor location. I verified my GFCI circuit breaker was working and mounted the new pump inside the outer plastic housing of the old pump to make myself feel better about this - the motor diameter was the same, so this could be done with only a moderate amount of effort. If it starts tripping the GFCI all the time, I'll update this review.
The factory extension cord is attached under the "end cap" with spade connectors that make this easy to integrate with old wiring. The end cap hardware is quite magnetic - so not corrosion resistant and this is all going to rust in the presence of chlorinated pool water. There's no seal, gasket, or O-ring under the end cap. Another questionable safety decision.
Another reviewer mentions that the white plastic hose adapters are not the right thread type. I can confirm this. With egregious amounts of teflon tape, you can slow the leak to a drip, but not stop it. You'll need to get different fittings. This reflects poorly on the outfit that got this wrong, but the people packaging the fittings with the pump are probably not the same ones who designed and built the pump - which appears to be perfectly reasonable quality. Spectacular quality for the price paid.
Thurn Thompson 
