Whens the last time you cleaned your return pump? Apparently, its been a while for me. :hammer: 
Came home from work tonite to find the GFI in my sump room had tripped :mad2:.
When I reset it, the return pump failed to start. The temp in my sump was reading 71 and the water level in my display had evaporated enough to break the siphon on my closed loop. Luckily, my display (lights, sieo's, closed loop) is on a separate circuit, so at least I had some water circulating within the display, but little/no oxygenation. Display temp was still around 76 (attribute that to the lights).
Took the pump apart and cleaned out all the calcium build up (thank god for vinegar!).... hooked up the pump....started up fine. Reset the closed loop (PIA).
Doesn't look like any real damage. Best guess....its been out between 6 and 12 hours before restarting.
Not really sure what tripped the GFI...whether the pump siezed first then the GFI tripped....or the GFI tripped then the pump failed to start (most likely). Last time my GFI tripped, it was a faulty calcium reactor feeder pump. Now that everything is up and running, will wait and see what happens next.
So, if you havn't cleaned your return pump in some time, you may consider putting that near the top of your list of "things to do"! :eek1:
Came home from work tonite to find the GFI in my sump room had tripped :mad2:.
When I reset it, the return pump failed to start. The temp in my sump was reading 71 and the water level in my display had evaporated enough to break the siphon on my closed loop. Luckily, my display (lights, sieo's, closed loop) is on a separate circuit, so at least I had some water circulating within the display, but little/no oxygenation. Display temp was still around 76 (attribute that to the lights).
Took the pump apart and cleaned out all the calcium build up (thank god for vinegar!).... hooked up the pump....started up fine. Reset the closed loop (PIA).
Doesn't look like any real damage. Best guess....its been out between 6 and 12 hours before restarting.
Not really sure what tripped the GFI...whether the pump siezed first then the GFI tripped....or the GFI tripped then the pump failed to start (most likely). Last time my GFI tripped, it was a faulty calcium reactor feeder pump. Now that everything is up and running, will wait and see what happens next.
So, if you havn't cleaned your return pump in some time, you may consider putting that near the top of your list of "things to do"! :eek1:
