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pump not pushing water
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moonie_57 8 NC (
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Fri, May 20, 11 at 18:17
| It's just a small one that I bought from lowe's but would like to get it working if I can. My husband got tired of messing with it (actually wanted to go watch TV *heh*). Initially, it'll shoot out a short stream of water then not pump anymore. The motor is running fine. Keep thinking that maybe I have the parts in wrong but really seems like they'll go only one way, but I keep taking it apart and putting it back together. Any ideas? Is it possible it could need to be primed. If it helps, it is a Peaktop MD320 |
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RE: pump not pushing water
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| If it has any type of filter on the intake, that could be stopping up. It also has a flow adjustment on it. Make sure that there isn't anything clogging that area. |
RE: pump not pushing water
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| Hi pondmanimal, thanks for responding. There is a little filter-type, screw-on thingy but is not obstructed by any debris. And on this particular pump there is no flow adjustment. Any other ideas? My turtle spitter awaits! lol |
RE: pump not pushing water
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| Did you pull out and clean the impeller? They get jammed up fairly easily with such things as plant fibers, string and hair. The small pumps are worse than larger pumps for this. |
RE: pump not pushing water
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| Yes, I did take it apart and clean it thoroughly. It's becoming very annoying. Just as I'm ready to toss the darn thing in the trash, I decide to give it yet another try. What could possibly be the problem if the motor is running, the parts are in correctly and no debris is causing the problem? I even tried to prime it by running the water hose into it in case there was an air block?? lol Just made sense to try when I can't think of what else it could be. |
RE: pump not pushing water
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| I would check it by running it in a tub of water completely disconnected from tubing. If it fails to move water, you know it is broken. Lowes is very good about taking stuff back. |
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