I messed something up...help!!!

[Niteowl]

I was not getting enough suction on the vacuum, so I decided to check the impeller, now the pump is not working correctly. Asking here before I call someone.

 

[Roscoe]

Sounds like you do not have any water. With the yellow cap I cannot see if you do or not. Once I had to "prime" my pump; take off the strainer cap, start the pump and had to use a garden hose to get it function. Odd but it worked for me.

 

[Niteowl]

Its isn't sucking any water, I can hear the impeller going but no water coming in.

 

[Niteowl]

Sounds like you do not have any water. With the yellow cap I cannot see if you do or not. Once I had to "prime" my pump; take off the strainer cap, start the pump and had to use a garden hose to get it function. Odd but it worked for me.

Woot...that worked. Priming it with the water hose. Thank you!!!

 

[Roscoe]

Cool - sometimes my brain functions...

 

[Niteowl]

Next I gotta figure out why my suction went down. I bought this vacuum about a month ago, I did the suction test the day I bought it and the suction was good enough to run it. Now after having my pumbing redone and SLAM'in for 2 weeks, I have lost suction.

 

[Roscoe]

The vacuum itself may be clogged. I don't have a vacuum so I am not the one to ask/help. Hopefully someone will chime in.

my thought: I would pull the vacuum line off and see if the line is pulling. If not then it is the plumbing, if so then it is vacuum assembly