The Heath Robinson approach worked!  Squeezy plastic bottle full of
water, frce the water back into the pipe from the tap/faucet until
the pipe seems full then run the pump and Bingo!  water in the sink -
thanks for all the advice great stuff these little triumphs!!
Paul
On 18 Aug 2005, at 15:32, Tim Demarest wrote:

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> Sounds like you have either a clogged line, or a weak pump. I
> replaced all the tubing last spring from the tank to the tap, and
> after filling the tank the pump had no trouble sending water to the
> tap (driving the air in the lines easily ahead of the water)...
> there was no need to prime anything.
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> At 08:56 AM 8/18/2005 +0100, Paul Clarke wrote:
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>> Tried that, it is working fine water is being fired out of the top of
>> the pump, it just doesnt seem to want to get from the tank to the
>> tap.  I am going to try to put it in from the tap end, thus filling
>> the pipe between tap and pump and eliminating the air using a squeezy
>> bottle full of water.  Will report success or otherwise!
>>
>> On 17 Aug 2005, at 23:31, Bob Stevens wrote:
>>
>>
>>> "I'll bet that the impeller is either worn, or is off the spindle
>>> at the end
>>> of pump, or the
>>> spindle is just spinning in the impeller."
>>>
>>> I agree with Malcolm. Just because the pump is whirring does not
>>> mean it's
>>> pumping water. When mine "broke", the end of the pump had come off
>>> (plastic
>>> piece) so the impeller had fallen off the pump shaft.
>>>
>>> Have you held the pump in your hand while the faucet is on to
>>> look at
>>> exactly what's happening with the pump? If not, open up the tank,
>>> pull the
>>> pump out, turn the faucet on while looking for the turning impeller
>>> and see
>>> what's up. If it's there and turning, put it into a cup of water
>>> and see if
>>> the hose fills with water .... or ...... ?
>>>
>>> As odd as this sounds, when I repaired mine it was squirting water
>>> back out
>>> the bottom of the pump. I could feel it while the pump was on, in
>>> the tank,
>>> like a jet of water.... and no water coming out of the faucet.
>>> Never did
>>> figure out why that happened because, if I remember correctly, you
>>> can't
>>> install the impeller backwards on that shaft. It would put it
>>> "upside down"
>>> and the end of the pump won't fit back onto the pump body that way.
>>> Very ???
>>> situation and I've never understood
>>> why that happened.
>>>
>>> bob
>>>
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