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Title: pump not working
Post by: SimonMoore on May 12, 2012, 06:10:58 pm

hi, i have an ionic system , the pump is making a humming noise, no water is coming out.

any suggestions?

it does have water in the tank,

the van has been in the garage for a few days, before that the pump was working fine!

any help would be greatly appreciated
regards
simon

Title: Re: pump not working
Post by: Slash on May 12, 2012, 06:21:40 pm

Try bleeding it,I mean by sucking on the hose,it could be an air lock.

Title: Re: pump not working
Post by: DaveG on May 12, 2012, 06:27:17 pm

Battery fully charged??

Title: Re: pump not working
Post by: matthewprice on May 12, 2012, 06:35:54 pm

i have an in line filter and found this was needing cleaned,but i would think air,disconect from hose reel turn pump on then suck till you feel air in water ;D

Title: Re: pump not working
Post by: SimonMoore on May 12, 2012, 06:52:18 pm

battery is fully charged ..

no luck still any other ideas?

Title: Re: pump not working
Post by: www.com on May 12, 2012, 07:10:11 pm

How old is it? The diaphragm might be split in the pump resulting in no suction.

Title: Re: pump not working
Post by: SimonMoore on May 12, 2012, 07:58:07 pm

thanks , will order a replacement diaphragm monday

Title: Re: pump not working
Post by: Dave Willis on May 12, 2012, 09:45:14 pm

Got a spare pump here just down the road from you if you need to try it.

Title: Re: pump not working
Post by: Window Washers on May 13, 2012, 02:33:42 am

have you disconnected before the pump  to insure the water flows out of the tank ?
not sure on ionics set up, but should have a filter before the pump is this blocked ?

worth checking if you havent before ordering a part

Title: Re: pump not working
Post by: Michael Rosevear on May 13, 2012, 08:43:18 am

I had something similar the other week,mines a shurflo.My mate suggested to disconnect pump from hose reel end and simply pour some pure water into the pump.I wasn't convinced,but tried it anyway and to my surprise when i turned it on again full blast it was working fine again and it has since.Worth a try!

Title: Re: pump not working
Post by: Londoner on May 13, 2012, 10:13:41 am

Air locks can do funny things

Title: Re: pump not working
Post by: SimonMoore on May 13, 2012, 09:42:12 pm

i have taken the pump apart and the diafram holes were full of bits of plastic. cleaned it up but still not working think it needs a new one

Mark yes could i try yours  please , my email is on my profile

thanks!

Title: Re: pump not working
Post by: Scrimmer73 on May 13, 2012, 09:54:16 pm

My Pump went a few months back , all it was , was the brushes needed a scrape , they are spring loaded , so be carefull if you dismantle it , not had a problem since ,, its fiddley putting it back together , with the springs , I used very small bogie sized bits of Blu Tak to hold them back whilst putting it back in the caseing , or rather we did , an junior apprentice on a job helped me out , I`m not that mechanically minded -- if we did it , anyone else can