Pump restart delayed - normal ?

[jejton]

I unplugged my return pump ( OR 2500 ) to do a water change and then plugged it back in. After 5 minutes it still hadn't restarted. Is this normal? I will be checking in a few minutes to see if its restarted yet.

 

[KathyC]

Doesn't sound good. I'd unplug it, give it a gentle whack and plug it back in.
They should start immediately

 

[jejton]

nope didnt help. its not even warm or vibrating - which I would think it would be if something is in the impeller chamber.

 

[jejton]

I think I'll leave it unplugged and disconnect it and open it in the morning. its always something with this tank. on the bright side, i tried the tupperware tactic you suggested for mounting some softies and it worked for some xenia i was given.

 

[Lenny718]

How old is the pump? My mag 3 on my skimmer does that sometimes and like Kathy said I give it a whack and it turns right on.

 

[jejton]

Its less than six months old.

 

[Lenny718]

wow, it shouldn't be doing that at only 6 months.

 

[jackson6745]

You should give it an overnight vinegar soak.

 

[jejton]

My Octopus skimmer recirc pump does the same thing but it actually gets very warm so its probably not the same problem. I sent it in for repair once and its done it twice again since. I'll have to ask for a replacement. I hope that thats not the case with the return pump. What could have caused this? I have the grate piece on it so I cant imagine anything substantial could have gotten in.

 

[jejton]

Ill try that but Rich either your avatar or the sig has to go go...I can't stant looking at both of them. Dammit I hate getting into the tank after a shower.

 

[jackson6745]

Ill try that but Rich either your avatar or the sig has to go go...I can't stant looking at both of them.

LOL Ok I'll get rid of the sig. I'm getting sick of it too

 

[jejton]

So I unplug it and setup a vineagar soak and decide to clean out any gunk in the impeller chamber and the cover grate and out come a few tiny pieces of charcoal.:duh: I decide to plug it in and lo and behold it works like a charm. Kathy - your a mod right? Can you delete this thread before too many people read of my stupidity ?

Oh and tonite I at least remembered to turn off my faucet and disconnect the RO/DI. But of course I forget to turn the valve on the faucet connecter and when I turn it on to put some water in the bucket for the bath, I get a shower out of the nozzle on the adapter.

 

[jejton]

Well at least one good thing came out of this thread then.

 

[Lenny718]

Glad it worked out for you.

 

[KathyC]

So I unplug it and setup a vineagar soak and decide to clean out any gunk in the impeller chamber and the cover grate and out come a few tiny pieces of charcoal.:duh: I decide to plug it in and lo and behold it works like a charm. Kathy - your a mod right? Can you delete this thread before too many people read of my stupidity ?

Oh and tonite I at least remembered to turn off my faucet and disconnect the RO/DI. But of course I forget to turn the valve on the faucet connecter and when I turn it on to put some water in the bucket for the bath, I get a shower out of the nozzle on the adapter.

Nah...not that at all, you were searching for a solution and you found it!!:thrash:

.. this way the next person who has this issue has a better idea of what to do other than giving the pump a whack

oh, and the shower thing...count me in, have done it many times! lol