Pump seized......crap

Well after a little creative plumbing my Mag9 is in place and pumping.
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Not quite enough flow but it will get me by for the moment. The Mag9 ran for almost 2 1/2 years without a problem , the ReeFlo ran for a month and seized. They should definitely replace the pump as its only a few months old but my confidence in the Blowhole pump and ReeFlo is shot.

Any pump suggestions ?
 
They do have excellent CS. Pump seizure's are pretty rare with ReeFlo's. Wear and tear on shaft seals yes, but seizing, no. Even the best manufacturers have bad luck sometimes.
 
I gotta ask. Do you clean out as per manufactures spec? Once after 3 weeks then every 2-3 months? Only cause i just got mine. Not yet online though.
 
What model pump? Grainger has the parts for some of the uno and other series. If it's the motor (Baldor?) the bearings should be easy to source and are fairly simple to replace. If you need help let me know and it's easy enough to walk you through a repair.
-Walter
 
Being a new pump I am not sure how much calcium and waste could build up in it. It's unusual for this to happen. Is the pump intake reduced?
 
I purchased the pump brand new in January and it has only been running for one month. I change over to a new basement sump on March 10th

I expect ReeFlo to replace it without question
 
Contacted ReeFlo, they're sending me a replacement pump. Only problem is I won't get it until next week Tuesday.

So do i pick up another pump in the meantime so I always have a backup ? (Other than the Mag9)
 
Hummm, well looking at the specs on a mag 9, are you sure you have 13' of head? A mag 9 shuts off at 14 feet and only has 100gph at 13... Realistically if you're pushing 13', your pump should be doing almost nothing. So yeah, I'd get a new, larger pump for backup. If in reality you're closer to 9-10 feet of head, the mag will suffice as a backup
 
I'm estimating 13' it could be less. The flow right now from the mag9 is less than a strong faucet. Definitely not something I want running too long
 
If you drive to rochester i will lend you my bh1450 provided you return it tuesday when you get yours. So i can then put mine online.
 
Another pump seized up !!!!

Another pump seized up !!!!

Unbelievable as it may seem, I just had a second pump seize within the past month.

The first pump seized up on April 9th which ReeFlo replaced without issue. While waiting for the replacement to arrive I purchased a second pump to get my tank up and running.This is the pump that seized up yesterday morning.

Fortunately the original replacement was waiting in the wings and I had the tank back and running in minutes. But now I am really nervous, I'm going on vacation in two months and while I have someone to check on the tank I have no one to replace a pump if needed. I just want to be able to trust the pump.

I still do like the BlowHole pump, its very quiet and gives me the perfect flow. Strange that both pumps failed after one month of operation. Guess I will see what happens in the beginning of June.

One other interesting note is that both BlowHole 1450 pumps that seized were purchased from Dr Fosters and Smith

:headwally:
 
x3 here for me.

2 Pumps each within a month? that's stretching the limits of possibility. Is the pump, or the motor seizing? If the bearings are overheating and the motor is stopping, that's a sure sign of too much load on it. If the pump is filling up with calcium, that's a little more tricky to diagnose the issue, but could still be down to too much intake restriction. Also could be that "stuff" is getting in the pump. Centrifugal pumps HATE their intake being restricted. Is that pipe below the phosban reactors your intake? How many 90's are in it, what diameter is it? It doesn't look anymore than 1.5" and with at least one, perhaps 2 90's, you're gonna **** off that pump. Upgrading to 2" would go a long way to making the pump happierer, even if the bulkhead is still the same.

Submersible pumps can handle more intake restriction than externals because they're submersed. They don't have bearings in the classic sense and they don't overheat because they're sitting inside water. You can restrict the inlet to a mag pump to shutoff and it won't overheat or tear itself to pieces. Run an external that way and it will burn the bearing to an oily slag. Physics can be a "b"
 
Hi Chris I have a Danner Mag Drive 2400 gallons per hour its submersible it is the largest one they make used it for about 4 months let me know if you would be interested
 
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