Pump Error Code

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Thank you for your time posting your comment, I was about to panic having to deal with maker and retailer where I got my Pentair SuperFlow.
My pump did not have a nail like yours but it was sand that locked the impeller, I did not have to take the pump apart I just shot down the power at the breaker panel, released the water pressure at the filter, removed the pump strainer lid and with my hand/fingers I reached the impeller thru the strainer chamber and I was able break away the sand from the propeller and making sure I could feel the impeller free to turn on both directions. After putting everything back together I fired up the pump and away it went with no problem.

this is the best site ever for pool stuff .. thank you so much guys for sharing

from Georgia, have a freeze coming .. just like everyone in the mid to east USA

yesterday pump is giving me the 0002 error.

put my hand through the strainer in the water and tried to move the impeller, no luck, fridgid cold water .. any ideas before i break the thing apart

if i do need to take it apart, i need to do it in place since i installed without screw-unions, its permanent fixed ... any help please

 

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Re: Pump Error Code

After a LONG... time on the phone with tech support, I gave up on them.

I started thinking that rather than a permanent condition like a blown diode or something, maybe the error 0002 (current limit exceeded) was actually re-occurring each time I attempted to start the pump. What could cause this? My first thought was that something was preventing the shaft/impeller from rotating. The motor would exert its maximum torque and the amperage draw would increase until it exceeded max amps and the error 00002 terminated the start process.

The rear end of the pump has an opening that looked like an allen wrench would fit. I tried it and it would only turn a bit each way. After removing the front half of the pump case to expose the impeller I found what appeared to be a short heavily rusted nail. After removing this, the shaft now spun freely, and the pump works perfectly!

Hopefully this will help anyone who experiences the same issue.

Thanks to all who responded!

Tom

thank you so much ... i need to do the same ...
here is an image of my pump ... can you tell me what bolt you removed to get to the impeller ...



also i need to do it in place without cutting the pvc lines since i dont have unions installed.
thanks again for sharing

 

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Re:  Pump Error Code

thank you so much ... i need to do the same ...
here is an image of my pump ... can you tell me what bolt you removed to get to the impeller ...

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also i need to do it in place without cutting the pvc lines since i dont have unions installed.
thanks again for sharing

So i figured it out
I removed bolts #20 - 4 pcs
I removed screw #21 - 3 pcs
and found a pc of a water balloon jamming the impeller - removed it and now it working

after that i put it all back in reverse order
primed the pump with some water
and it started right back up

did it all without cutting any pipes !!

no more error code - 0002

hope this helps someone

thanks