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Posted by on July 24, 2006, 11:28 pm
On 24 Jul 2006 19:54:29 -0700, trader4@optonline.net wrote:
>Bob wrote:
>> > Today I came home from work and noticed that it looked like the pump
>> > was not on. Which is odd because its on a timer. I went out to the
>> > filter and the pump is certainly on and running but it is not
>> > circulating any water and there is no pressure reading on the filter.
>> > Could the Impeller be bad or maybe a broken shaft? Has this happened to
>> > anyone out there? Can I disassemble and replace parts or do I have to
>> > get a whole new pump?
>> You can probably find a manual on the Hayward site.
>> Bob
>Is it possible it's air locked? I've had that happen on my spa. I
>guess it's possible the impeller could be broken and the shaft just
>spinning, but that doesn't seem likely. In any case, these pumps
>generally have seals and impellers that can be replaced.
Haywards do spin the imperller now and then. It is fairly well captive
in the housing so it just sits there. The threads can be stripped.
If it was air locked, turning it off and back on should get it going
again assuming there is water in the basket. I have never seen it tho.
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>was not on. Which is odd because its on a timer. I went out to the
>filter and the pump is certainly on and running but it is not
>circulating any water and there is no pressure reading on the filter.
>Could the Impeller be bad or maybe a broken shaft? Has this happened to
>anyone out there? Can I disassemble and replace parts or do I have to
>get a whole new pump?