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MagDrive pump is tripping GFI....time to replace?
After 2 years of perfect operation, my Magdrive pump just started tripping
the GFI after 20 seconds of operation. Resetting the GFI and plugging the pump back in only gets another 20 seconds.... The intake opening of the pump is clear, but I haven't opened the case to check the impeller for blockage yet. Is this about normal life....time to replace the pump if impeller is clear? Thanks for any input, Jay |
MagDrive pump is tripping GFI....time to replace?
You may want to check your GFIC before replacing the pump - I had one go bad
Gale :~) "Jay Adair" wrote in message ... After 2 years of perfect operation, my Magdrive pump just started tripping the GFI after 20 seconds of operation. Resetting the GFI and plugging the pump back in only gets another 20 seconds.... The intake opening of the pump is clear, but I haven't opened the case to check the impeller for blockage yet. Is this about normal life....time to replace the pump if impeller is clear? Thanks for any input, Jay |
MagDrive pump is tripping GFI....time to replace?
It still seems to work fine. Without the pump plugged in, other items
plugged into this circuit work properly.... Thanks, Jay "Gale Pearce" wrote in message ... You may want to check your GFIC before replacing the pump - I had one go bad Gale :~) "Jay Adair" wrote in message ... After 2 years of perfect operation, my Magdrive pump just started tripping the GFI after 20 seconds of operation. Resetting the GFI and plugging the pump back in only gets another 20 seconds.... The intake opening of the pump is clear, but I haven't opened the case to check the impeller for blockage yet. Is this about normal life....time to replace the pump if impeller is clear? Thanks for any input, Jay |
MagDrive pump is tripping GFI....time to replace?
On Tue, 24 Feb 2004 11:00:52 -0600, "Jay Adair"
wrote: After 2 years of perfect operation, my Magdrive pump just started tripping the GFI after 20 seconds of operation. Resetting the GFI and plugging the pump back in only gets another 20 seconds.... The intake opening of the pump is clear, but I haven't opened the case to check the impeller for blockage yet. Is this about normal life....time to replace the pump if impeller is clear? Thanks for any input, Jay When my pump went it was the body of the pump, not the impeller. -- - Charles - -does not play well with others |
MagDrive pump is tripping GFI....time to replace?
On Tue, 24 Feb 2004 13:31:56 -0600, "Jay Adair"
wrote: (Mag Drive 2400 gph pump, 600 gallon pond, 50 gallon filter, 7 feet of lift....approx. turn-over once / hour) Well, I opened it and pulled out the impeller....the surface of the impeller has lost some of the coating and the bits of the coating seem to have gotten between the impeller and the surrounding magnets and grooved the remaining surface of the impeller....in short, it appears shot...... .....so......spend $30 for a replacement impeller for what turns out to be a 3 year old pump, or spring for $145 for a new pump..... Anybody done the impeller swap? Longetivity of repair? "Jay Adair" wrote in message ... After 2 years of perfect operation, my Magdrive pump just started tripping the GFI after 20 seconds of operation. Resetting the GFI and plugging the pump back in only gets another 20 seconds.... The intake opening of the pump is clear, but I haven't opened the case to check the impeller for blockage yet. Is this about normal life....time to replace the pump if impeller is clear? Thanks for any input, Jay Plug it in without the impeller. If it still trips, then a new impeller will do no good, except to be a spare. -- - Charles - -does not play well with others |
MagDrive pump is tripping GFI....time to replace?
You may want to check your GFIC before replacing the pump - I had one go bad
Gale :~) "Jay Adair" wrote in message ... After 2 years of perfect operation, my Magdrive pump just started tripping the GFI after 20 seconds of operation. Resetting the GFI and plugging the pump back in only gets another 20 seconds.... The intake opening of the pump is clear, but I haven't opened the case to check the impeller for blockage yet. Is this about normal life....time to replace the pump if impeller is clear? Thanks for any input, Jay |
MagDrive pump is tripping GFI....time to replace?
You may want to check your GFIC before replacing the pump - I had one go bad
Gale :~) "Jay Adair" wrote in message ... After 2 years of perfect operation, my Magdrive pump just started tripping the GFI after 20 seconds of operation. Resetting the GFI and plugging the pump back in only gets another 20 seconds.... The intake opening of the pump is clear, but I haven't opened the case to check the impeller for blockage yet. Is this about normal life....time to replace the pump if impeller is clear? Thanks for any input, Jay |
MagDrive pump is tripping GFI....time to replace?
It still seems to work fine. Without the pump plugged in, other items
plugged into this circuit work properly.... Thanks, Jay "Gale Pearce" wrote in message ... You may want to check your GFIC before replacing the pump - I had one go bad Gale :~) "Jay Adair" wrote in message ... After 2 years of perfect operation, my Magdrive pump just started tripping the GFI after 20 seconds of operation. Resetting the GFI and plugging the pump back in only gets another 20 seconds.... The intake opening of the pump is clear, but I haven't opened the case to check the impeller for blockage yet. Is this about normal life....time to replace the pump if impeller is clear? Thanks for any input, Jay |
MagDrive pump is tripping GFI....time to replace?
It still seems to work fine. Without the pump plugged in, other items
plugged into this circuit work properly.... Thanks, Jay "Gale Pearce" wrote in message ... You may want to check your GFIC before replacing the pump - I had one go bad Gale :~) "Jay Adair" wrote in message ... After 2 years of perfect operation, my Magdrive pump just started tripping the GFI after 20 seconds of operation. Resetting the GFI and plugging the pump back in only gets another 20 seconds.... The intake opening of the pump is clear, but I haven't opened the case to check the impeller for blockage yet. Is this about normal life....time to replace the pump if impeller is clear? Thanks for any input, Jay |
MagDrive pump is tripping GFI....time to replace?
On Tue, 24 Feb 2004 11:00:52 -0600, "Jay Adair"
wrote: After 2 years of perfect operation, my Magdrive pump just started tripping the GFI after 20 seconds of operation. Resetting the GFI and plugging the pump back in only gets another 20 seconds.... The intake opening of the pump is clear, but I haven't opened the case to check the impeller for blockage yet. Is this about normal life....time to replace the pump if impeller is clear? Thanks for any input, Jay When my pump went it was the body of the pump, not the impeller. -- - Charles - -does not play well with others |
MagDrive pump is tripping GFI....time to replace?
On Tue, 24 Feb 2004 13:31:56 -0600, "Jay Adair"
wrote: (Mag Drive 2400 gph pump, 600 gallon pond, 50 gallon filter, 7 feet of lift....approx. turn-over once / hour) Well, I opened it and pulled out the impeller....the surface of the impeller has lost some of the coating and the bits of the coating seem to have gotten between the impeller and the surrounding magnets and grooved the remaining surface of the impeller....in short, it appears shot...... .....so......spend $30 for a replacement impeller for what turns out to be a 3 year old pump, or spring for $145 for a new pump..... Anybody done the impeller swap? Longetivity of repair? "Jay Adair" wrote in message ... After 2 years of perfect operation, my Magdrive pump just started tripping the GFI after 20 seconds of operation. Resetting the GFI and plugging the pump back in only gets another 20 seconds.... The intake opening of the pump is clear, but I haven't opened the case to check the impeller for blockage yet. Is this about normal life....time to replace the pump if impeller is clear? Thanks for any input, Jay Plug it in without the impeller. If it still trips, then a new impeller will do no good, except to be a spare. -- - Charles - -does not play well with others |
MagDrive pump is tripping GFI....time to replace?
On Tue, 24 Feb 2004 11:00:52 -0600, "Jay Adair"
wrote: After 2 years of perfect operation, my Magdrive pump just started tripping the GFI after 20 seconds of operation. Resetting the GFI and plugging the pump back in only gets another 20 seconds.... The intake opening of the pump is clear, but I haven't opened the case to check the impeller for blockage yet. Is this about normal life....time to replace the pump if impeller is clear? Thanks for any input, Jay When my pump went it was the body of the pump, not the impeller. -- - Charles - -does not play well with others |
MagDrive pump is tripping GFI....time to replace?
On Tue, 24 Feb 2004 13:31:56 -0600, "Jay Adair"
wrote: (Mag Drive 2400 gph pump, 600 gallon pond, 50 gallon filter, 7 feet of lift....approx. turn-over once / hour) Well, I opened it and pulled out the impeller....the surface of the impeller has lost some of the coating and the bits of the coating seem to have gotten between the impeller and the surrounding magnets and grooved the remaining surface of the impeller....in short, it appears shot...... .....so......spend $30 for a replacement impeller for what turns out to be a 3 year old pump, or spring for $145 for a new pump..... Anybody done the impeller swap? Longetivity of repair? "Jay Adair" wrote in message ... After 2 years of perfect operation, my Magdrive pump just started tripping the GFI after 20 seconds of operation. Resetting the GFI and plugging the pump back in only gets another 20 seconds.... The intake opening of the pump is clear, but I haven't opened the case to check the impeller for blockage yet. Is this about normal life....time to replace the pump if impeller is clear? Thanks for any input, Jay Plug it in without the impeller. If it still trips, then a new impeller will do no good, except to be a spare. -- - Charles - -does not play well with others |
MagDrive pump is tripping GFI....time to replace?
"Andy Hill" wrote in message ... "Jay Adair" wrote: (Mag Drive 2400 gph pump, 600 gallon pond, 50 gallon filter, 7 feet of lift....approx. turn-over once / hour) Well, I opened it and pulled out the impeller....the surface of the impeller has lost some of the coating and the bits of the coating seem to have gotten between the impeller and the surrounding magnets and grooved the remaining surface of the impeller....in short, it appears shot...... .....so......spend $30 for a replacement impeller for what turns out to be a 3 year old pump, or spring for $145 for a new pump..... Anybody done the impeller swap? Longetivity of repair? Without answering your question, I can't see how impeller damage is causing the GFCI to trip -- you should be able to run the motor in any situation from full stall to no load without tripping the GFCI. If the outlet is OK, then something in the pump is toast. Have you checked the cord? Assuming this is a true Mag pump, those guys are epoxy sealed -- it'd take some work to get anything into the pump to the point you're getting a significant leakage to ground. I think after seeing the damage to the impeller (and some collateral damage to the inside of the impeller housing) I am going to get a new pump and skip the repair process. Thanks to all..... Jay |
MagDrive pump is tripping GFI....time to replace?
(Mag Drive 2400 gph pump, 600 gallon pond, 50 gallon filter, 7 feet of
lift....approx. turn-over once / hour) Well, I opened it and pulled out the impeller....the surface of the impeller has lost some of the coating and the bits of the coating seem to have gotten between the impeller and the surrounding magnets and grooved the remaining surface of the impeller....in short, it appears shot...... ......so......spend $30 for a replacement impeller for what turns out to be a 3 year old pump, or spring for $145 for a new pump..... Anybody done the impeller swap? Longetivity of repair? "Jay Adair" wrote in message ... After 2 years of perfect operation, my Magdrive pump just started tripping the GFI after 20 seconds of operation. Resetting the GFI and plugging the pump back in only gets another 20 seconds.... The intake opening of the pump is clear, but I haven't opened the case to check the impeller for blockage yet. Is this about normal life....time to replace the pump if impeller is clear? Thanks for any input, Jay |
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