First post here, thanks in advance for your time!
I had been getting around 5 psi on filter gauge, and basically deduced it must be a clogged impeller after ruling out everything else.
Took off the dry part of the Pentair Challenger Pump, the diffuser and plate, and could easily see blockage in the eye of the impeller. Cleaned that all out, then re-lubed all o-rings, reattached dry part of motor to the wet part, sealed up.
Finally, I filled up the strainer basket and there were no leaks.
Started the filter and just a hum from the motor, which tripped the breaker after about 5 secs. Display states “No flow to pump”. Went through entire process again, and same result.
What the heck have I done wrong? Thanks for any ideas!!
I had been getting around 5 psi on filter gauge, and basically deduced it must be a clogged impeller after ruling out everything else.
Took off the dry part of the Pentair Challenger Pump, the diffuser and plate, and could easily see blockage in the eye of the impeller. Cleaned that all out, then re-lubed all o-rings, reattached dry part of motor to the wet part, sealed up.
Finally, I filled up the strainer basket and there were no leaks.
Started the filter and just a hum from the motor, which tripped the breaker after about 5 secs. Display states “No flow to pump”. Went through entire process again, and same result.
What the heck have I done wrong? Thanks for any ideas!!