Last night I decided to tackle the problem of my Stenner pump not pumping bleach. I didn't replace the tube from last year, I hoped I'd be able to use it a little longer. Looks like I'm learning that no you can't, just replace it every year.
Anyway, so I replaced my tube last night and expanded the rollers back and plugged the thing back in and the rollers weren't rolling. So I popped the cover back off, uncompressed the rollers and looked around. All looked good so I plugged it back in with the rollers not expanded. Turns on and rolls as expected. I went to expand the rolls again and I can't get it to expand. I took the lid snap cover off to use as the key in the back side of the pump. It is not spinning inside, but at the same time I can't expand the rollers and they do move counterclockwise with me as i turn. There is no resistance to get them to snap open.
What am I missing here? How do I get the pump shaft to stay still so I can expand the rollers? Is there some kind of trick to inserting the key in the rear?
My stenner is a 45 series fixed speed pump, model 45MPHP.
Anyway, so I replaced my tube last night and expanded the rollers back and plugged the thing back in and the rollers weren't rolling. So I popped the cover back off, uncompressed the rollers and looked around. All looked good so I plugged it back in with the rollers not expanded. Turns on and rolls as expected. I went to expand the rolls again and I can't get it to expand. I took the lid snap cover off to use as the key in the back side of the pump. It is not spinning inside, but at the same time I can't expand the rollers and they do move counterclockwise with me as i turn. There is no resistance to get them to snap open.
What am I missing here? How do I get the pump shaft to stay still so I can expand the rollers? Is there some kind of trick to inserting the key in the rear?
My stenner is a 45 series fixed speed pump, model 45MPHP.