Warning: Flojet portable waste pump
After hooking up the electrical circuitry of our new pump, we tested it by turning on the switch for a few seconds. The pump ran for maybe a fraction of a second and died.
Thinking we had a poor connection somewhere, we tested all the circuitry. Still dead. Finally we tested the fuse. It was bad.
Then we noticed the “Impeller Release Feature” on the instruction sheet: “After long periods of non-use, a stuck impeller can be easily broken loose with a screwdriver inserted in the motor-shaft slot.”
After we inserted a new fuse and turned the shaft with a screwdriver, the pump came to life.
The lesson: Before trying to run the pump, turn the shaft with a screwdriver.
Thinking we had a poor connection somewhere, we tested all the circuitry. Still dead. Finally we tested the fuse. It was bad.
Then we noticed the “Impeller Release Feature” on the instruction sheet: “After long periods of non-use, a stuck impeller can be easily broken loose with a screwdriver inserted in the motor-shaft slot.”
After we inserted a new fuse and turned the shaft with a screwdriver, the pump came to life.
The lesson: Before trying to run the pump, turn the shaft with a screwdriver.
