Wanted Rio 2500

[DripN.Wet]

While doing a water change tonight, I shut down my skimmer to clean it. Well, when I went to restart it....the pump wont start... SO if anyone has a cheap rio 2500 or equivalent I am willing to meet or come pick it up!!!!

Thanks
Chad

 

[hybridazn]

Did u take the pump out and clean it as well? Sometimes when u stop the pump it takes a quick cleaning to get them to start

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[DripN.Wet]

I have cleaned it, soaked it in vinegar, and I even tried to start it dry.......nothing.... well, except the foul smell of toasted elecrical components which crawled from the belly of the old blue beast.

Last night when I took it out of the sump it was warm. So warm, in fact, it was uncomfortable to keep your hand on it for more than 1-2 minutes. I knew then it was time to retire it, but I gave it my best to revive it, in hopes to bide myself another 2-3 weeks.

I guess 10 years is a good life for a pump...