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Coralgurl 03-02-2013 01:02 AM

Ato pump ran dry
 
Thought I had enough water in my reservoir to make it overnight, but in the morning it was dry....of course my pump probably kept running all night....not working, is it pooched? Pretty sure this is a dumb question but wondering if there's a way to get it going again....

hillegom 03-02-2013 02:11 AM

take it apart, make sure the impeller is turning freely, then reassemble and try it out

subman 03-02-2013 02:39 AM

What pump and what ago system is it.

paddyob 03-02-2013 02:44 AM

Ah ATO complacency.

Better to be safe. Fill it before you "take a chance" next time.

Pumps are cheap for ATO. You will make it a day or two with manual top ups.

Coralgurl 03-02-2013 03:29 AM

It's a tunze ato. Pump is fairly new as the original got clogged with cat hair....

Ya, complacent, was late when I noticed, just lazy. I'll probably replace, they are pretty cheap pumps.

subman 03-02-2013 03:54 AM

Doesn't it time out?

My Tunze stops running after a set period of time if the level sensor doesn't switch it off.

Coralgurl 03-02-2013 04:03 AM

I'm not sure if it does. It was running when I checked in the morning, I just unplugged it.

Ram3500 03-02-2013 04:41 AM

I run my pump dry at least once a month o_O


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