SER 8571-5
Portable Hand-Operated Pump
Revision (12-09)
10
Alemite LLC
Troubleshooting Chart
Pump Indications
Possible Problems
Solution
Pump does not cycle
Pump tube jammed and/or contains loose
components
Rebuild pump tube
Pump will not prime
Pump leaking internally
See
Internal Leaks
Pump cycles easily
Product source empty
Replenish product
External Leaks
Product leakage visible at
Packing Nut (
25
)
1. Worn or damaged O-Ring (
26
)
2. Damaged Gasket (
27
)
1. Replace O-Ring (
26
)
2. Replace Gasket (
27
)
Product leakage at bottom
of Outlet Body (
28
)
1. Tube (
35
) not sufficiently tight
2. Damaged Gasket (
34
)
1. Tighten Tube (
35
) into Outlet Body (
28
)
2. Separate Tube (
35
) from Outlet Body (
28
)
and replace Gasket (
34
)
Internal Leaks
Pump does not prime
1. Foreign material between Valve (
30
)
and Plunger Body (
31
)
2. Foreign material between Foot Valve
(
36
) and Foot Valve Body (
37
)
3. Worn or damaged Valve (
30
)
4. Worn or damaged Plunger Body (
31
)
5. Worn or damaged Foot Valve (
36
)
6. Worn or damaged Foot Valve Body (
37
)
7. Worn or damaged O-Ring (
32
)
Locate and eliminate source of foreign
material
Disassemble pump tube, clean, inspect, and
replace worn or damaged components
Changes Since Last Printing
Replaced Meter
Updated repair parts
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