Hey guys,
The floor in our cellar has been flooded lately (well, a big puddle that I keep having to mop up) and I'm pretty sure I’ve narrowed it down to a hot water pump, which is dripping. I installed a water softener about six months ago and I think what’s happened is that this old pump had a leak for years that ‘self sealed’ with limescale which is now being broken down with the soft water. When I first looked at it last week, I could chip off chunks of what I think were limescale. The pump itself still seems to work fine so I think my best bet for now is just tightening it all up and/or cleaning up the connectors. I've ordered a pump spanner as none of my existing ones were large enough.
The question I have is, do these pumps have rubber washers in them? In which case, what size would they be? The pump is in a really awkward position so I don't really want to have to take it apart twice so if there are rubber washers that will have failed by now, I'd rather have replacement ones ready to put in. I think the leak is coming from the lower 52mm pump connector or the 22mm pipe connector below it - both seem to be wet. The connectors above the pump seem to be dry.
The floor in our cellar has been flooded lately (well, a big puddle that I keep having to mop up) and I'm pretty sure I’ve narrowed it down to a hot water pump, which is dripping. I installed a water softener about six months ago and I think what’s happened is that this old pump had a leak for years that ‘self sealed’ with limescale which is now being broken down with the soft water. When I first looked at it last week, I could chip off chunks of what I think were limescale. The pump itself still seems to work fine so I think my best bet for now is just tightening it all up and/or cleaning up the connectors. I've ordered a pump spanner as none of my existing ones were large enough.
The question I have is, do these pumps have rubber washers in them? In which case, what size would they be? The pump is in a really awkward position so I don't really want to have to take it apart twice so if there are rubber washers that will have failed by now, I'd rather have replacement ones ready to put in. I think the leak is coming from the lower 52mm pump connector or the 22mm pipe connector below it - both seem to be wet. The connectors above the pump seem to be dry.