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renoman69
Explorer
Oct 17, 2013

Why did this pump break??

Went to winterize my fiver last weekend and when I tried to pump the antifreeze through the system I got no action. Took the pump out and took it apart to find this.






The pump worked fine about 3 weeks earlier and we had no frost yet. It is broken on the "dry" side of the pump head too so it can't have been from freezing. Any thoughts?

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  • robsouth's avatar
    robsouth
    Explorer II
    Oct 18, 2013
    renoman69 wrote:
    Well this pump has been used sparingly. Hooked up to city water more than 90% of the time.


    Therein lies your problem most likely. Dry rot from non use. Anything mechanical is subject to break down at any time. Just replace it and move on. JMHO.
  • renoman69's avatar
    renoman69
    Explorer
    Oct 17, 2013
    Well this pump has been used sparingly. Hooked up to city water more than 90% of the time.
  • dougrainer's avatar
    dougrainer
    Nomad
    Oct 17, 2013
    Things break. It is that simple. Do NOT rebuild. It will cost more to rebuild than it is worth. Buy new. Doug
  • sch911's avatar
    sch911
    Explorer
    Oct 17, 2013
    Hard to tell for sure from the photos but, I too agree it appears to be fatigue.
  • Old-Biscuit's avatar
    Old-Biscuit
    Explorer III
    Oct 17, 2013
    Looks like the drive unit failed from fatigue.
    Do you routinely use the pump or hook ups?

    Probably cheaper to replace with an upgraded pump vs complete rebuild.
  • westend's avatar
    westend
    Explorer
    Oct 17, 2013
    No screws loose to cant the bits together on angle----I'd just say thank you Shurflo and get past it.

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