Pump Problems

[FlutterChin]

Oh what a week.

I have a new problem. My pump just died. It was a brand new ecovort pump...I just bought it when I started my pond. The motor is comming on in it but its blowing water out the sides where the legs attach and its not pushing water out the line any more. When I get the legs sealed I get no water...when I alow the legs (base) to be partially attached some water will go through but not very much. HELP!!!! if these pumps are only going to last 3 months I need a better pump!!! I will have to call the company in the AM and see if they will refund my money or what. Any help, ideas, etc. are welcome!!!

[Tamianth]

Hi Flutter,
I'd get a refund and go with a better pump. And that depends on how much you wanna spend. I've done a bit of research as I intend to add a second pump this next spring. Tsurumi's have a great reputation. And another one I'm looking at is called Hydro Dynamax. I'm leaning towords the Tsurumi for longevity, Jackie has had hers many years now and still going strong and several other folk have said the same of theres.

[Merlin]

Not sure what type of pump you have , but it should have come with a years warranty as standard, get on the the place you purchased it from they should rither replace it or fix it. .

[FlutterChin]

Yes it has a year warranty. Its an ecovort pump by the Leader company...its supposed to be a tough pump, a "dirty water" pump able to take up to 1.5 inch solids if need be...i don't know what the problem with it is though.

[FlutterChin]

Okay...I have sat down for the past couple of hours and worked with my pump, trying it with or without lines, to make sure nothing is clogged. Its definately the pump.
I have tried it with and with out the legs. Has any one ever experienced this type of side blowing out before? Maybe I need to glue it? The legs I mean? Any ideas? Please help! thanks!

[Jackie Ramo]

Return it and get another one. The other thing is it sounds like it is clogged in the output if the water will go out the leg part. Have you taken it totally apart?

I just bought a 3600 gph Beckette for 186.00 while my Tsurumi would cost about 900.00. The running costs are about the same. Mind The Tsurumi has been mistreated, and run 24/7/365 for 5 years, a work horse of a pump for sure.

[Tamianth]

I've got that Beckette Jackie, going strong still. Ran all winter too! :) Still, I'm looking into Tsurumi, 3810 gph minimum. Might decide to go bigger. This one will be strictly the waterfall.
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Try cleaning that impellor Flutter. If it still doesn't, make them replace it. You also might want to place the pump inside a pump sack or filter to keep the worst junk from even getting there.....

[Dave in Innisfil]

I have a Tsurumi LB-480 63 GPM pump for doing water changeouts. We used dozens of them in construction to pump out basements and excavations, running them continuously, and often dry (unintentionally) under the worst conditions winter and summer. They're an awesome pump, and only once had a problem when a stone got caught in the impellor 'cause someone removed the screen base. Be careful during disassembly though, as they use a special dielectric oil within that is both expensive and hard to refill. I recently modified the base to fit a 1" PVC pipe as a receptable for a temporary DIY vacuum. Now my problem is it can suck most hose flat it's so powerful. At 6 amps, my Tsurumi is actually cheaper to run than our Little Giant main pond pump, and I'll interchange them as the opportunity presents itself this fall.

[FlutterChin]

Return it and get another one. The other thing is it sounds like it is clogged in the output if the water will go out the leg part. Have you taken it totally apart?

I just bought a 3600 gph Beckette for 186.00 while my Tsurumi would cost about 900.00. The running costs are about the same. Mind The Tsurumi has been mistreated, and run 24/7/365 for 5 years, a work horse of a pump for sure.


Yes. Its a completely contained pump. The area for it to "get clogged" is covered by the legs which are attached to the base. Its not clogged any where, not even a speck of anything in it...and its a dirty water pump to begin with supposed to take up too 1.5 inches solids.


Well now I have another delima. I apoxied the base of the pump on (I called the company who is sending me a new one and asked if it was okay to do this to see if I can get some temp use from it, they said ok.) well I disasembled the filters and went ahead and did some cleaning. I have a little giant, 3000 I think its called as one of my filters. It has these metal rings that hold it together that you tighten with a bolt. Well after I got it appart and put it all back together and turned the pump on its leaking!!! I took it apart multiple times, realigned the rubber gasket everything I could think of to no avail...so now one of my filters is shot to hell too :(
I think I am just going to get another Tetra filter PF3...that one has done pretty good so far. Easy to clean...unlike the little giant which is a nightmare.

Any how..my new pump is supposed to be here tomarrow and if that one blows I will be shopping for a new pump and sending that one back for a refund.

[Jackie Ramo]

Well at least they are sending a new pump. Things do go wrong from time to time but the manufacturer should fix it.

Leaks are the bane of ponders... I had a terrible time with a filter but it turns out I was trying to fit the O ring in the wrong place.. It seemed it should have fit there but it was the outside ring not the inside one I needed. Too bad I cut the O ring to fit... now it will cost me 29.99 to replace it...