[L.J.Thorpe]

 jesus its driving me up the wall
there is no set pattern to it either
sometimes i just uncoil the transfer hose,switch on and it pumps 500 ltrs in less time than it takes to make a cuppa
other times its half that speed : annoying but still much less aggro than barrels
the real pain in the ass tho is when you switch it on,watch the transfer hose jump,hear the water strt to splash in the tank,and come back 10 min later to find that nothing has happened
water has stopped flowing
pump is still running tho
remove outlet pipe and it churns the water in the static up a treat
put pipe back on.......nothing
switch on next morning.....good as gold :
any ideas

[LWC]

take the bottom off your pump, youll see the fan thing, you need to spin it round with your hand, sometimes its gets stuck or goes slow, just needs a bit of freeing up

i do mine like once a month or so

[L.J.Thorpe]

i dont think thats the problem
when its running but not pumping water out the pipe,i can remove pipe and it churns the water fine
connect pipe again......nothing
pump is running but not pumping
pump is only 2 mnths old
impeller is fine

[LWC]

try it and let me know, how long is your hose?

[L.J.Thorpe]

have had base off tonight
impeller turns fine
even when its running and not pumping impeller is turning
hose was 18 mtrs is now about 10
i shortened it and parked van closer to see if that solved it but still plays up sometimes
its inch and quarter dia

[LWC]

have had base off tonight
impeller turns fine
even when its running and not pumping impeller is turning
hose was 18 mtrs is now about 10
i shortened it and parked van closer to see if that solved it but still plays up sometimes
its inch and quarter dia

its still in warranty fella, if you aint happy send it back

ive had the problems you describe and just turning the propeller thing works for me. sometimes mine just humms and i do this and it works fine then

[L.J.Thorpe]

have had base off tonight
impeller turns fine
even when its running and not pumping impeller is turning
hose was 18 mtrs is now about 10
i shortened it and parked van closer to see if that solved it but still plays up sometimes
its inch and quarter dia

its still in warranty fella, if you aint happy send it back

ive had the problems you describe and just turning the propeller thing works for me. sometimes mine just humms and i do this and it works fine then

poxy argos rubbish :

[LWC]

throw it in the bin and get one of these

www.toolstation.com/messages.html?code=89645&mainWin=1

works a treat for me, bar the having to turn the wheel occasionally

[L.J.Thorpe]

bump anyone
btw it worked fine this morning,quick as owt

[MNWC]

Get a new one

[alanwilson]

yeah buy a new one - preferably the one I told you to get.

[matt]

you need your barre.............. 

[LWC]

get the one i said!!!

[L.J.Thorpe]

think i may have sussed it
it sayys in the manual about the venting hole to allow air out of pump
on close inspection this hole is partially blocked by plastic tag which looks like remnants of the manufacturing process,like the hole was not drilled out right or the moulding did not form right
if this vent is blocked then maybeit is getting airlocked if it is lifted out of water then put back in
if its left in tank overnight it works fine,maybe because air has had time to escape
does that sound plausible
tomorrow i will take it apart and enlarge/clear the vent and see if that works

you need your barre..............

balls

get the one i said!!!

yeah buy a new one - preferably the one I told you to get.

Get a new one

where is the fun in that? i like a little technical challenge (its not that i am cheap you understand
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