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Fountain Pump Died - Advice?
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Posted by keesnbcs 8/9 Fresno, CA (My Page) on Sat, Jul 15, 06 at 2:37
| My fountain is only a few months old and my pump has quit. It died following a power outage - when power was restored, the pump was non-functional. It is a rather large fountain and replacing the pump means tearing down the whole thing.
Just prior to this outage, the fountain had a fair amount of algae and I used bleach to kill it. There is some debris in the bottom of the fountain as a result.
Anyone have advice on what to do to find out if the pump is clogged, fouled or permanently dead? |
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RE: Fountain Pump Died - Advice?
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| Since no one else has answered I will give it a try. If your fountain has a hose that the water comes out of, you could try blowing into the hose with the pump off. This may blow any debris back out of the pump. Other than that I think the only way to clean it or see if it is bad is to take the fountain apart until you can get at the pump. If it is turned on and you can feel it vibrating, then it is probably clogged. If nothing happens at all it might be shot. Is it plugged into a gfci outlet? Check if that is tripped. That normally happens with a power outage or surge. Plug something else into the outlet and see if that works. Good Luck Lee |
RE: Fountain Pump Died - Advice?
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| Thanks for the response, Lee! I will try to blow out the pump and see if that does the trick. I did check the outlet to see that it was functional and it is. I have also plugged the pump into a known working power source and felt for vibration - nothing. You might be correct...it may be shot. I just hate tearing down the whole fountain to make the repair, but you gotta do what you gotta do! Thanks again! Kim |
RE: Fountain Pump Died - Advice?
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| if your pump has a non return valve them blowing wont do much good, try aiming a hose with clean water towards the pump to try and clean any debre out of the way, or try to shake teh pump about failing that you will have to remove the pump, while its out it may be a good time to try and work out a way of putting it back in so if it happens again then you wont have to take the whole fountain appart |
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