Date:         Wed, 17 Jul 2002 12:11:20 -0400
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Sink Pump
Comments: To: Melvin Mudgett-Price <mprice@ACMEX.COM>
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At 11:31 AM 7/17/2002, Melvin Mudgett-Price wrote:
>I never used the sink pump but being the neurotic sort of person I am
>(Always touching the fridge vent on the way past checking it's still
>on), every now and then I turned the faucet for a second and always
>heard the pump.
>
>A few weeks ago I decided to try it for real. I filled the water tank
>and turned on the faucet. Some water came out and the pump was running,
>after 5 seconds it stopped. I assumed the pump had gone or a fuse so I
>turned it off. 10 minutes later I tried again and once again the pump
>ran, water came out then it stopped again. Now nothing I do will get it
>to run again.
>
>Does it have a pressure switch like a travel trailer would.

No.


>Is there a fuse I'm missing?

There could possibly be a circuit breaker added by some PO -- not a fuse
since once they blow they don't recover.

I'm afraid you're going to have to resort to the desperate measure of
tracing the circuit and finding out where the problem is...How much current
is the pump drawing?  Does it draw more, less, none when it stops?  Is
there voltage at the faucet switch?  Is there voltage at the pump
connections (inside "secret" compartment)?

david


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