So, I left my pump run overnight last evening and I looked this morning and the water was still moving like normal, and then around 10am or so, I looked out and the water wasn't moving. Upon inspection, there wasn't any water moving in the pump either and it had lost prime.
I turned it off, and opened the cover of the pump basket, and the water was steaming... Not great...
I had needed to clean the DE "fingers" anyway, so I took the filter apart and cleaned everything up. Put all back together and after filling the pump up with water and starting it, it initially started pumping water like normal and then just slowly stopped doing that, to the point where again, no water was moving. I have no idea what could be wrong at this point.
I've done DIY motor repairs in the past, and I'm not scared of that, I've also replaced the wet side of the pump and motor before also, but due to the age of the filter, I'm wondering if I should just replace the whole thing at this point.
Any help would be appreciated.
Mark
I turned it off, and opened the cover of the pump basket, and the water was steaming... Not great...
I had needed to clean the DE "fingers" anyway, so I took the filter apart and cleaned everything up. Put all back together and after filling the pump up with water and starting it, it initially started pumping water like normal and then just slowly stopped doing that, to the point where again, no water was moving. I have no idea what could be wrong at this point.
I've done DIY motor repairs in the past, and I'm not scared of that, I've also replaced the wet side of the pump and motor before also, but due to the age of the filter, I'm wondering if I should just replace the whole thing at this point.
Any help would be appreciated.
Mark