Gulper pump

[bigcol]

Wife wanted the wet room re done so had to disconect the year old gulper, and now have reconnected it.

 

Since doing this sometimes the pump does not pump, I've even had to test it by putting it in bowl of water and it works, connect it back to the system and it don't then for no reason it pumps again.

 

At the moment last 2 days no problems,but losed confidence that it will pack up again.

 

I've inspected the inside and diagfram looks good, seen a small amount of White grease,

 

When the pump runs between the gulping sounds the wiring noise seems to be louder that normal and laboured is this normal,??

Does the pump gears need lots of grease?

Should I re grease

Is this whirring normal?

Or is it going to stop pumping again soon when I'm in the shower?

 

Or am I being paranoid?

 

I realise the above may sound pathetic, but when you've spent hours in the wet room ankle deep in water taint pump of and on off and on it works then it don't working in a bowl reinstalling it then it don't work!!

 

In fact at the time I would have been glad for the pump to be u/s then for no logical reason it started pumping again!!

 

Any help and advice will be appreciated

Edited December 5, 2011 by bigcol

[Chris Pink]

Theres a plastic cog inside that can strip. If 'wiring noise' means you can hear the motor but no 'gulping' then this is a likely cause. You can get a spare from whale but you'll have to sweet talk them as it's not a listed part

[Guest]

Interesting - these things are often extolled as being unbreakable.

 

Found out how to get to mine at the weekend, should I ever need to, previously had never been able to work out how to get to it.

[bigcol]

Thanks Chris

 

Is there suppose to be a fair amount of grease in where the cogs are

 

When feeling the cogs teeth, they do seem to be very shallow, are they suppose to be like this, or is it as you said the cogs worn.?

 

Many thanks

 

Col

[matty40s]

Thanks Chris

 

Is there suppose to be a fair amount of grease in where the cogs are

 

When feeling the cogs teeth, they do seem to be very shallow, are they suppose to be like this, or is it as you said the cogs worn.?

 

Many thanks

 

Col

 

mine stopped a few weeks ago, (just after the water pump started leaking). Iopened it up and cleaned it out, but discovered that the fault was in the pipe leading to it, it had flattened, and was stopping the flow every time it tried to suck. New length of pipe, and worked fine.

unfortunately, I forgot to tighten one of the jubilee clips at a low level, and didn't notice the leak for a few days.

[WotEver]

mine stopped a few weeks ago, (just after the water pump started leaking). Iopened it up and cleaned it out, but discovered that the fault was in the pipe leading to it, it had flattened, and was stopping the flow every time it tried to suck.

Now that's a thought, bearing in mind that Col said it was working fine until it was disturbed. Could the feed pipe be collapsing under the pump's suction? It would also account for the increased noise if the pump's trying to pump a vacuum.

 

Tony

[bigcol]

lol

 

thankyou thankyou

 

i disregarded Matty40s post as ive checked it all, another bloody idea!!

then wotever quoted maty40s post

 

So i thought fcuk it!! I have another look

 

and you never guess wot!!!

 

the pipe felt flimsey where a bend was

when pump came on, it totaly colapsed

when pump off and it went back to shape.

 

I can afford to eat now!!! saved a fortune

 

thanks folks

 

happy col

[matty40s]

lol

 

thankyou thankyou

 

i disregarded Matty40s post as ive checked it all, another bloody idea!!

then wotever quoted maty40s post

 

So i thought fcuk it!! I have another look

 

and you never guess wot!!!

 

the pipe felt flimsey where a bend was

when pump came on, it totaly colapsed

when pump off and it went back to shape.

 

I can afford to eat now!!! saved a fortune

 

thanks folks

 

happy col

thats surely worth a beer token.........

[Guest wanted]

thats surely worth a beer token.........

 

 

Good work!

 

Beer not available due to collapsed pipe.......

[bigcol]

had a shower this morning !

 

And happy happy happy

 

Gulpers gulping

 

Just shows check you pipes.!

And the forum works diagnosing and possibly saving a few quid

 

Thanks all

 

Col

 

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Edited December 6, 2011 by bigcol

[WotEver]

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