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Old 02-25-2009, 05:28 PM
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Give me 20minutes

QUOTE=Rbacchiega;392851]if you can get a top down of the sump I'd like to take a look at it...[/quote]
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Old 02-25-2009, 05:32 PM
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Ahhh, ok, so the pump didn't fail, it just didn't fit the bill. Ok, I understand now.

Ok when you're back, I'd like to see how the piping for the pump intake looks. Ie., from the sump wall to the pump intake.

If you do indeed have a pinhole, my guess is it's along this section. If it is downstream of the pump (ie., after the output), then the line is going to be pressured up (particularly since you're lifting from a basement to the main floor) and you will have either leaking or saltcreep - ie., there will be a visual indication of a leak. So if you don't know about it, you probably don't have a leak in that particular section.
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Old 02-25-2009, 05:52 PM
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I hpe these are good enough but if there is anything I missed let me know. You cannt really see the pipes under the tank going to the overflows and I don't know if I can get in there to get a decent pictures.







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Your pipe size is too small for what you're doing, by my rough calculations you've got over 6 feet of head pressure being created in that intake plumbing. If you jump up to 1.5" you're only adding about 1 foot, 2" you adding less than 1/2 a foot.

That's assuming your pump is wide open on the other end with of course it is not but to me the obvious solution is to swap out the plumbing for at least 1.5" or even 2". This will mean you'll have to re-drill that sump hole.
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Old 02-25-2009, 07:18 PM
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I sure hope you are wrong.... The LFS that sold us the pump also built the sump I think I have a headache now...

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Your pipe size is too small for what you're doing, by my rough calculations you've got over 6 feet of head pressure being created in that intake plumbing. If you jump up to 1.5" you're only adding about 1 foot, 2" you adding less than 1/2 a foot.

That's assuming your pump is wide open on the other end with of course it is not but to me the obvious solution is to swap out the plumbing for at least 1.5" or even 2". This will mean you'll have to re-drill that sump hole.
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Your pipe size is too small for what you're doing, by my rough calculations you've got over 6 feet of head pressure being created in that intake plumbing. If you jump up to 1.5" you're only adding about 1 foot, 2" you adding less than 1/2 a foot.

That's assuming your pump is wide open on the other end with of course it is not but to me the obvious solution is to swap out the plumbing for at least 1.5" or even 2". This will mean you'll have to re-drill that sump hole.
Im agree, first thing id do is see about upgrading you intake plumbing to something bigger. Even a slight restriction will cause cavitation.
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Old 02-25-2009, 07:35 PM
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Would it not start failing when it was installed? It has been working fine until two days ago?

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There's also no strainer on the bulkhead - I wonder if something's been pulled into the pipe. Have you checked the line to see if it's clear?

Also, how hot does the pump run?
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There's also no strainer on the bulkhead - I wonder if something's been pulled into the pipe. Have you checked the line to see if it's clear?

Also, how hot does the pump run?
Same questions i asked. She tells me the pump is cool to the touch but it does have a little noise coming from it. My guess is something has been sucked into the pump and it need to be inspected. I think Frank is gonna take it apart when he gets home.
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The pump is cold. I don't know what a strainer is? I am pretty sure there was never one there or Frank would have looked. Feeling like a girlie girl at the moment since I don't know.

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Also, how hot does the pump run?
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