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Instruction Manual
SECTION 6 - TROUBLESHOOTING
PROBLEM
POSSIBLE CAUSE
SOLUTION
Pump Will Not
Prime
1. Pump not turned on or plugged in.
1. Turn on pump/plug in pump.
2. Output dials not set properly.
2. Always prime pump with speed and stroke
at 100%.
3. Foot Valve not in vertical position on
bottom of tank.
3. Foot Valve must be vertical
(see Foot Valve
Installation, Section 2.7)
.
4. Pump suction lift too high.
4. Maximum suction lift is 5 ft (1.5 m). Pumps with
High Viscosity Liquid Handling Assemblies require
flooded suction.
5. Suction tubing is curved or coiled in
tank.
5. Suction tubing must be vertical. Use LMI
®
ceramic
weight supplied with pump
(see Section 2.7)
.
6. Fittings are over tightened.
6. Do not overtighten fittings. This causes seal rings
to distort and not seat properly which causes
pump to leak back or lose prime.
7. Air trap in suction valve tubing.
7. Suction tubing should be as vertical as possible.
AVOID FALSE FLOODED SUCTION!
(see Section 2.2.1)
.
8. Too much pressure at discharge
(Pumps without multi-function valve.)
8. Shut off valves in pressurized line. Disconnect
tubing at injection check valve
(see Priming
Section 3.2)
. When pump is primed, reconnect
discharge tubing.
9. Air leak around fitting.
9. Check for missing or damaged O-rings at ends of
fittings.
Pump Loses
Prime
1. Solution container ran dry.
1. Refill container with solution and reprime
(see Section 3.2)
.
2. Foot Valve is not in a vertical
position on the bottom of the tank.
2. Foot Valve must be vertical
(see Foot Valve
Installation, Section 2.7)
.
3. Pump suction lift is too high.
3. Maximum suction lift is 5 ft (1.5 m). Pumps with
High Viscosity Liquid Handling Assemblies require
flooded suction.
4. Suction tubing is curved or coiled in
tank.
4. Suction tubing must be vertical. Use LMI
®
ceramic
weight supplied with pump
(see Section 2.7)
.
5. Fittings are over tightened.
5. DO NOT OVERTIGHTEN FITTINGS. This causes
seal rings to distort and not seat properly which
causes pump to leak back or lose prime.
6. Air trap in suction valve tubing.
6. Suction tubing should be as vertical as possible.
AVOID FALSE FLOODED SUCTION!
(see Section 2.2.1)
.
7. Air leak on suction side.
7. Check for pinholes, cracks. Replace if necessary.