My ejector pump in ny basement pit tries to “start”, then the thermal protector shuts it off. Is the impeller stuck, and if so how do you clear it ? Is the impeller open ?
Edited 4/13/2008 10:40 am by karteberry
My ejector pump in ny basement pit tries to “start”, then the thermal protector shuts it off. Is the impeller stuck, and if so how do you clear it ? Is the impeller open ?
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Something stuck in the impeller will certainly cause this to happen.
You can't know unless you remove the pump from the pit, and at least look. There might be a lower plate that you can easily remove to look inside ... on smaller pumps, there might not be an easy way to take the pump apart.
There are two things that could be wrong, something stuck in the impeller, or the motor may be going bad. You will have to pull it out of the pit and check it for something that could be binding in the impeller. If the impeller spins free, make sure there isn't something in the pit that gets sucked as the pump tries to start.