Topic, it couldn’t possibly have burned out right? These things are rated for like 300,000 hours.
Defective manufacture? Short circuit? Fused? Somebody hit it with a sledgehammer?
No the sledgehammer, I’m not sure on the short circuit because it is still producing a vibration although not pumping any water when plugged in. Also there are some submersible LEDs on the same circuit/plug built into and they are still lighting.
It just stopped pumping in less than an hour of use.
Gunk in the fountain that jammed it?
It was filled with fresh tap water but I guess it is possible, I don’t see any gunk on the intake filter. Any way to clean it out if there is?
Failed component? Only way to test for that is to dismantle it. Easier just to bring it back to the shop and demand a new one, since it’s clearly not fit for purpose.
Electronics tend to fail very quickly or last many years.
There are clean and dirty water submersible pumps. A fountain should have clean water as opposed to the bottom of a pond though.
Plugged with dead tadpoles?
(Too soon?)
it’s broken.
things tend to fail soon. there might be spot checks in quality control but that might be minimal (does it turn on and run for a few seconds). so it might have just died mechanically or electrically.
are there instructions to clean and flush?
Electric pump motors have to be sealed against water, so the rotor shaft usually has a pretty tight tolerance between “free” and “stuck”. I successfully recovered one of my fountain motors by dismantling it as far as I could, plugging it in so it was vibrating and trying to turn. I sprayed some WD-40 around the shaft and then manually turned the shaft with some pliers while it was powered. It eventually loosened up.
These are also a situation where “smack it with a hammer” has a good chance of success to get it unstuck.
This worked, well not the hammer thing but the other. Thanks.
Made in China :rolleyes:
If it’s “vibrating” (meaning, it tries to do something or makes a little noise), try sticking a slender rod down there to attempt to free up the impeller. Its most likely a throw-away, however.
If you take it apart, it will never seal up properly and now becomes a shock risk.