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ehoff
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 16, 2014 6:20 am    Post subject: Shurflo no flo Reply with quote

So I am having sink problems. Over the winter I installed a sureflo faucet. Everything worked at time of install. The tank was empty, but just to check I turned on the faucet and heard it active the pump, turned it off immediately and never touched it again.

Last weekend I filled the tank for a trip and to my surprise, nothing at the sureflo, no water, no sound, no nothin'. I do have power to my little status LED panel, so power is getting there. I read a ton of threads, but alas, I come to you for specific advice.

Any ideas are appreciated. I have a pretty standard aux setup that began as a GW kit and has been modified some.

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PostPosted: Mon Jun 16, 2014 6:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

What year Westy? If later model have you checked the two fuses behind the drivers seat?
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 16, 2014 6:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

It is a '90, I have checked the fused, they don't look fried and the metal piece is intact. Wouldn't I see an outage in my LED panel if the whole lot wasn't getting power?
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 16, 2014 6:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm not sure on the LED panel but the fuses are easy to check anyway.

Have you checked for power at the pump wiring when you turn it on?

If it has power I'd give the pump a sharp, not harmful, rap with a wooden stick and see if it needed loosening up. This may be a bad idea, others will advise.... YMMV.
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 16, 2014 6:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

If the fuses are good, turn the faucet on, check for power to plugs for the pump. If it has power then you have a pump issue.
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 16, 2014 6:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

You are correct. The pump/switch share the same fuse with the led panel. Your problem is most likely a bad pump but you could have a loose wire.

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It is a '90, I have checked the fused, they don't look fried and the metal piece is intact. Wouldn't I see an outage in my LED panel if the whole lot wasn't getting power?
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 16, 2014 7:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Did you fill it from the inside? I had a problem with one of the connectors coming loose when I took the top off the tank to fill.
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 16, 2014 8:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Check the wiring connection at the spades (under the sink). Mine have come loose from time to time and give me the same symptoms.
The LED panel doesn't tell you anything if this is the case.
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 16, 2014 8:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

If it isn't the wiring, did you leave water in it over the winter? The little propeller on the bottom of the pump can freeze and break off and it won't make any noise even though the shaft is turning.
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