I've had my DIY liquid chlorinator for a little over a year now (1y3m). Unfortunately, my Stenner Pump (45MPHP10) has stopped working, and I'm just outside of the warranty (1yr).
I test my water about once a week. This week, I tested it and found there was no chlorine in the pool. I turned the pump on and let it run a couple hours, then checked again with no change--still no chlorine. Thus, I started some troubleshooting and found that the pump just isn't suctioning (well) anymore. I tested it with a cup of water to ensure it wasn't something with the filter inside the chlorine barrel (just the tube laying in the water and going into the pump).
What I've Checked:
Any recommendations on what I can do/try other than just buying a replacement pump?
I test my water about once a week. This week, I tested it and found there was no chlorine in the pool. I turned the pump on and let it run a couple hours, then checked again with no change--still no chlorine. Thus, I started some troubleshooting and found that the pump just isn't suctioning (well) anymore. I tested it with a cup of water to ensure it wasn't something with the filter inside the chlorine barrel (just the tube laying in the water and going into the pump).
What I've Checked:
- Chlorine barrel is full, so it's not due to lack of chlorine
- Pull the line up, so it's not the filter in the barrel being clogged
- Turned the pool pump on low to ensure backflow wasn't too strong and just keeping it from pushing out
- Swapped out the line from the barrel with another line, with one end going into the pump, and the other sitting in a cup of water. Still nothing flowing through the pump.
- The pump is still turning (trying to pump), but it doesn't sound as loud as it did previously.
- There does seem to still be suction from the intake line (tested against my hand), but it's not strong (I don't remember what it felt like previously, or if I even tested it with my hand when installing the pump).
Any recommendations on what I can do/try other than just buying a replacement pump?