water pump runs but no water

I really hate this stuff.

Since there are no leaks or visible gaps, it sounds like either the pump is failing or the valve regulator is stuck. Because of where this pump is installed and the direction they oriented, you can’t access the front of the valve to remove the cover and examine the diaphragm.

And someone attached the pump to the floor with screws that are so tight you can’t remove the pump.

So how are you supposed to work on it? Replace it? 

I ended up having to remove the 8 screws on the cover of the pump blindly. In a very tight space with a very short screwdriver.

Once I got the cover off, I examined the check valve and discovered it was in fact ‘stuck’. I pushed on it hard enough to break it free. I put everything back together again, blindly. 

Put the fuse back in the breaker, turned on the water pump and voilà! water!

crazy how they would install it there in that orientation. They could have just as easily put it two inches away from the cabinet wall, oriented it 180 degrees or even 90 so you could access the front, and/or not used so much pressure that you can’t remove the pump. If the pump ever fails the screws holding it to the floor will need to be cut.

But… my water pump is working again!