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Mike_G

  • Posts: 1500
Problem with pump WFP
« on: April 29, 2006, 11:17:31 am »
Can anyone help please?
My pump has stopped pumping water. The pump is making all it's usual noises but no water is being sucked from the tank. It is a shurflo 100psi. I have checked for any obvious blockages and it seems fine, so any ideas please?

Tim Morton

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Re: Problem with pump WFP
« Reply #1 on: April 29, 2006, 12:03:00 pm »
Have you got an airlock?

Tim
Measure with a micrometer, mark with chalk, cut with an axe!!
Craigavon, N.Ireland

batterbee

  • Posts: 170
Re: Problem with pump WFP
« Reply #2 on: April 29, 2006, 12:21:20 pm »
Hi mike

If you haven't got an air lock it could be the valves inside the pump are smashed, this happened to my pump by tiny little stands of plastic,even though i had a in line filter fitted.

Give Williamson's pumps a ring they are very helpful, they replaced my valves for around £16+vat

You can suck the water through and the pump should work OK, not nice but at least you can use the pump until you fix it.

Hope this helps

John

JB CLEANING SERVICES, NORWICH, NORFOLK.

Mike_G

  • Posts: 1500
Re: Problem with pump WFP
« Reply #3 on: April 29, 2006, 04:04:15 pm »
Dont know about the air lock, how would I be able to tell (and fix) if it is that?

Mike_G

  • Posts: 1500
Re: Problem with pump WFP
« Reply #4 on: April 29, 2006, 04:24:04 pm »
Sorted guys. Must have been air, sucked the outlet hose and the pump started working again. Thanks for the advice.