Cycling Shurflo Smart Sensor pump
Our Smart Sensor water pump, #4900-0201, cycles briefly every 30 seconds or so. It is a short burst each time, approximately 1 second. I assume there is some grit in one of the valves or something s...
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StuartT wrote:flapbreaker wrote:StuartT wrote:
Okay, the cycling continued with the output capped off. Problem is in pump. So has anyone been inside a Smart Sensor pump and been able to clean out the valves, passages, etc. and restore it to satisfactory working order?
I had the 5.7 model. I ordered a new valve assembly for $40 but unfortunately it still leaked backwards so I had to replace the entire pump. Sucks to have wasted forty bucks on valves. I replaced mine with the Remco 55AQUAJET-ARV Aquajet RV Variable Speed Water Pump.
And are you happy with that new pump?
Yes I am. It was the closest thing to the Smartflo 5.7 that I could find as far as variable flow and lots of it. The cheapest place I found it was on a site called freshwatersystems.com sells for $156 you can read reviews on it there.
