BigBrosMo2
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My pump came on today and ran about 45min before I realized it wasn't pumping any water. I took it apart and have tested everywhere I can think. I am stumped. 1hp Saer jet pump. Well is 12m deep. Foot valve full submerged.
The problem lays in one of 3 places; 1. The motor, 2. The impeller, or 3. the foot/check valve.
1. The motor. When power applied it turns. No visible burnout or strange noises or anything. If I put pressure on the spinning impeller it keeps turning with resistance so I know it's tight and providing torque.
2. The impeller housing. I cleaned it, the o-ring, everything. No excessive wear anywhere. Nothing appears burned out or melted.
3. The foot valve. When I remove the pump both pipes into the well have water. It doesn't drain out (no air leak, check valve is working). When I blow into the DOWN pipe, water comes out the UP pipe. Ie. Everything seems to be working down there.
If I prime the pump and run it, there's an initial spurt of water ejection (like whatever was in as prime) but then nothing further comes out.
I put the pump on a bench, sealed the bottom of the IN pipe and primed it, then submerged the bottom of the OUT pipe in a bucket of water. Turned it on and it drew from the bucket. I didn't feel any pressure pushing the water to the IN pipe.
This doesn't make sense to me why it worked but it did (maybe because the bucket has no height to worry about).
It just doesn't seem to be pushing the water down the intake pipe. Where do I even begin to diagnose? Sorry with the confusing explanation. It will be a major PIA to pull up the pipe. How do I prove that the foot valve and everything is fine without doing that?
The problem lays in one of 3 places; 1. The motor, 2. The impeller, or 3. the foot/check valve.
1. The motor. When power applied it turns. No visible burnout or strange noises or anything. If I put pressure on the spinning impeller it keeps turning with resistance so I know it's tight and providing torque.
2. The impeller housing. I cleaned it, the o-ring, everything. No excessive wear anywhere. Nothing appears burned out or melted.
3. The foot valve. When I remove the pump both pipes into the well have water. It doesn't drain out (no air leak, check valve is working). When I blow into the DOWN pipe, water comes out the UP pipe. Ie. Everything seems to be working down there.
If I prime the pump and run it, there's an initial spurt of water ejection (like whatever was in as prime) but then nothing further comes out.
I put the pump on a bench, sealed the bottom of the IN pipe and primed it, then submerged the bottom of the OUT pipe in a bucket of water. Turned it on and it drew from the bucket. I didn't feel any pressure pushing the water to the IN pipe.
This doesn't make sense to me why it worked but it did (maybe because the bucket has no height to worry about).
It just doesn't seem to be pushing the water down the intake pipe. Where do I even begin to diagnose? Sorry with the confusing explanation. It will be a major PIA to pull up the pipe. How do I prove that the foot valve and everything is fine without doing that?
