Intex 635EG not working?

[norwei]

Hi everyone. This may sound stupid but this is my first time owning a pool. I finished setting up the pool and filled it with water. Hooked up the filter that came with the pool plugged it into a GFCI outlet, switched the pump on nothing happened. I don't hear any sound nor see any water flow. I did the air release procedure and still nothing. I plugged in something else to the outlet to test for power and that worked. I plugged back in the pump, switched it on and nothing. I clicked on the reset button on the pump power cord and still nothing. I am going crazy. And because I haven't owned a pool before, I don't even know if the pump should or should not make a sound when it is on. Am I missing something? Any help is appreciated before I call Intex.

Thanks.

 

[Isaac-1]

Sounds like a dead pump, it should at leas make a humming sound. You did bleed the air out of it right?

 

[norwei]

I did bleed the air out. My concern now is what will happen to the water in my pool if i have to wait for a replacement pump from intex? I already put salt in the water and I was planning on putting CYA too.

 

[Isaac-1]

you can probably get by with manually adding bleach and manually stirring the pool for a few days. If you want something to hold you by until you get a replacement, the 1,000 gallon per hour 637R cartridge filter sells on amazon for under $40 with free shipping, and the 530 GPH model 603 is under $25. Of course these both use the 1 1/4 inch hoses, and i think the 635T uses the larger 1 1/2 inch so you would have to rig an adapter, but that could probably be done with $5 or so worth of plumbing fittings.

 

[norwei]

sorry guys, I forgot to update this. There was nothing wrong with the pump. It was my stupidity. Here's what happened. I tried to take it inside the house to keep it because I ordered a more powerful pump. So I unplugged it and then lifted it up. To my surprise, the pump was still plugged in when I tried lifting it. And then I realized that the GFCI cable I have been hitting RESET was for the SWG...hahahaha...So I tried hitting the reset for the pump GFCI cable and lo and behold, the pump worked!!! Stupid me!!!


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[Isaac-1]

Don't feel too bad about it, I spent about 3 minutes today trying to reset a GFCI outlet, just to find out I was pressing the test button with the cord each time I plugged the cord back in.

 

[norwei]

that is funny