Skimmer pump acting up

[craby]

I have a Comline 3130/2 skimmer. I recently discovered that no water was flowing through the skimmer. All that was happening was a low sound hum. I immediately unplugged it & disassembled the # 230.04A pump to find that the tip of the impeller is cracked. I tried running the pump in a bucket of water & the impeller didn't spin. I tried rotating the impeller to get it going & it would stutter, slowly spin & stop. I then got it slowly spinning long enough to put the pump cover back on to see how much flow was coming out. Not even enough flow to break the water surface.

Any idea if there is something available to get this pump back up & running, or does it sound like it needs to be replaced?

 

[rvitko]

Likely it can be repaired. Have you removed the drive unit and inspected it? Usually slow movement results from:

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=591776

 

[craby]

I have removed the drive unit, & attempted to unplug & plug it back in. The problem still persists. Hopefully it can be repaired. I'll try & contact you directly to review repair options. Thanks.

 

[rvitko]

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=590643

 

[craby]

Thanks for the advise Roger. I just checked & the white break tabs are broken. I'll PM you for parts.