Oct
22
My Fish Pond Pump Made A High Pitched Hum Yesterday And Today It Doesn’t Work At All? Do I Need To Replace It?
ByI have a 7 year old pump in a 1600 gallon pond with a two foot waterfall. The pump has always worked well but this year when I put it in the pond it had a high pitched whine but worked. The whine got louder the longer it was on. I unplugged it yesterday and today when I tried it – nothing!
12 Comments
October 22nd, 2009 at 10:42 pm
Yes you need to replace it. 7 years is a long time for a pump to last. Be happy it lasted that long and get a new one.
October 22nd, 2009 at 11:11 pm
I am amazed that your pump lasted 7 years. They used to, but more recently they are programmed to last about 3 years, if they are cheap to begin with. The more expensive ones last longer and cost less to operate.
Yup, yours is dead. Time for a new one.
October 22nd, 2009 at 11:50 pm
depending on the cost, either replace it or have it rebuilt. Likely the bearings of the motor have burned out. If it ran too long in that condition, the bearings will damage the shaft and the repair might cost more than a new pump
October 23rd, 2009 at 12:27 am
Yes, if it won’t work then you’ll need to replace it, the purpose of a pump is to circulate the water so scum doesn’t build up, you need a pump or else your fish may die.
October 23rd, 2009 at 12:49 am
the motor probably burned out,
7 years is a long time for such a small motor to be pushing such large amounts of water.
its probably worth it to find a new one instead of attempting to fix your current one.
October 23rd, 2009 at 1:16 am
YES YOU NEED TO REPLACE IT OR YOUR LIFE IS A BIG BAD GIRL WRONG LIVE TAKE MY ADVICE AND LIVE FOR LIFE 1600 GALLON CAN CAUSE A LOT OF PROBLEM
October 23rd, 2009 at 1:29 am
The water could have come backwards up the tubing into the pump. That’s what happened to mine. I had to replace mine.
October 23rd, 2009 at 2:05 am
Why bother asking the Yahoos?
I think you already know that you need to go to “Fish Pumps R Us” and get another one!
Besides…most things like that are cheaper to replace than fix.
October 23rd, 2009 at 2:10 am
well open up the pump and just clean it out readjust the impeller and put it back together. If it dosent work with that I would suggest a new pump
October 23rd, 2009 at 2:54 am
Sounds like you need to clean the intake screen
October 23rd, 2009 at 3:03 am
Yes.
October 23rd, 2009 at 3:10 am
yes it worn out