CLEAN YOUR PUMPS

lastlight · #1 08-01-2013, 05:03 PM

Just a friendly reminder =)

Went to crank and kill flow on my gfo reactor a few times since I like to agitate the whole mixture every day. When I killed flow to the unit entirely for a second my return pump (which also feeds the reactor) ceased and would not restart.

It's a speedwave 2640 and has only been running 6 months. Seems a bit soon for that to happen but I'm reminding everyone all the same. After only 5 min in a vinegar soak it was restarting every time. I hope to have it back on the system in an hour.

The Grizz · #2 08-01-2013, 07:23 PM

Monthly routine here to clean all my pumps regardless, a little TLC goes a long way.

sphelps · #3 08-01-2013, 07:24 PM

Was it the actual pump or controller? Two of my three controllers have been replaced within the same time period.

sphelps · #4 08-01-2013, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by sphelps

Was it the actual pump or controller? Two of my three controllers have been replaced within the same time period.

never mind, read your post better to see you got it working again

lastlight · #5 08-01-2013, 08:45 PM

Yeah thankfully it just needed a cleaning. So far so good!

sphelps · #6 08-01-2013, 08:52 PM

It's surprising other pump manufacturers haven't adopted the cooling bypass idea. Such a simple idea to keep the motor block cooler preventing calcium-carbonate build up.

Wheelman76 · #7 08-01-2013, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by The Grizz

Monthly routine here to clean all my pumps regardless, a little TLC goes a long way.

You clean all your pumps once a month? Now thats dedication !!!

The Grizz · #8 08-02-2013, 04:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Wheelman76

You clean all your pumps once a month? Now thats dedication !!!

With my work schedule I have to make sure nothing can go wrong as the wife would have no clue what to do. I also clean my skimmer at the same time, wash out the cup & clean the skimmer neck.