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I've been troubleshooting today after the wonderful texas deepfreeze. I know my DE filter is busted (DE Filter - Texas Freeze )and am trying to figure out if my pump is still ok so I can start ordering parts if needed. Since my filter is busted, I went ahead and disconnected it from the overall system.
I had the pump running, and we lost power for about 3 days. After the power went out, I turned off the pump, so I don't believe it burned out trying to move a block of ice when power came back. The motor spins just fine when I turn it on. Pump is a Pentair Challenger. The pump did freeze full of ice during this time as the power went out in the middle of the night and by the time I tried to drain it everything was already frozen.
To troubleshoot the pump, I've closed off the jandy valve to the main drain, and filled up the pipes to two skimmers by running the hose for several minutes. I can see water flow back into the pool at the skimmers, so I'm pretty sure the pipe is full. When I turn on the pump, it'll spit out a little bit of water that's in the pump basket (to basically the filter inlet- which is disconnected as I mentioned above). However, I can't seem to get it to maintain suction. The pool is full of water as we've had plenty of rain the last few days as well, so I don't think that's a problem either.
Since it can push out that small bit of water, I suspect the impeller is ok (though if someone could confirm I'd appreciate). Would the filter being disconnected not allow the pump to prime properly (Since its a bit of an 'open' system? Is there any other good way for me to check if this pump needs any work while I wait for a filter to arrive?
No spa or water features either.
Thanks in advance
I've been troubleshooting today after the wonderful texas deepfreeze. I know my DE filter is busted (DE Filter - Texas Freeze )and am trying to figure out if my pump is still ok so I can start ordering parts if needed. Since my filter is busted, I went ahead and disconnected it from the overall system.
I had the pump running, and we lost power for about 3 days. After the power went out, I turned off the pump, so I don't believe it burned out trying to move a block of ice when power came back. The motor spins just fine when I turn it on. Pump is a Pentair Challenger. The pump did freeze full of ice during this time as the power went out in the middle of the night and by the time I tried to drain it everything was already frozen.
To troubleshoot the pump, I've closed off the jandy valve to the main drain, and filled up the pipes to two skimmers by running the hose for several minutes. I can see water flow back into the pool at the skimmers, so I'm pretty sure the pipe is full. When I turn on the pump, it'll spit out a little bit of water that's in the pump basket (to basically the filter inlet- which is disconnected as I mentioned above). However, I can't seem to get it to maintain suction. The pool is full of water as we've had plenty of rain the last few days as well, so I don't think that's a problem either.
Since it can push out that small bit of water, I suspect the impeller is ok (though if someone could confirm I'd appreciate). Would the filter being disconnected not allow the pump to prime properly (Since its a bit of an 'open' system? Is there any other good way for me to check if this pump needs any work while I wait for a filter to arrive?
No spa or water features either.
Thanks in advance