Pentair 820 stops moving but still has suction and impeller flowing

Leeboy20

Bronze Supporter
Jun 12, 2022
120
Canada
We moved into a house that came with a Pentair 820. I think they left it out all year and didn’t clean it regularly. When I went to get it going it was full of sticks , leaves etc. cleaned it all up and had it working the last two years. We store it indoors . We took it out this year and after about 3 cycles it stopped. Brought it in , cleaned it up , checked the impeller and all should be good . So it runs for about 10 seconds , then the impeller just keeps going blowing out water out of the top. If I give it a bump with the scoop extension , it starts moving again. Will even start climbing the wall for a few seconds, but then stops , even half way up the wall it stops. I’m thinking it’s not worth repairing but will try if someone has an idea. I’m good with replacing , but we’re in BC , Canada so I prob can’t use The Colorado store everyone recommends . Thoughts?