ShurFlo 5.7

[Ryan Wright]

Thanks Terry. That's very frustrating - us owners are out the $20 in
fees to ship the darn thing every time. And after 3 years of this game
the warranty expires and I guess we're just SOL...

Are there any equally nice pumps with the variable flow setup that
actually last?

I can tell you this much... I'm buying a second pump before I ship
this one back, and putting valves in and a pump selection switch. So
the next time a pump dies while I'm trying to take a shower, I can
flip a switch and the hot backup pump will roar to life and keep me
going.

-Ryan
'86 PT-40 8V92

On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 8:29 PM, Terry Neal wrote:
> Hi Ryan,
>
> What they didn't tell is that they've had a some problems with these pumps.
> In all capacities. I am on my 3rd 4.0 model in less than 6 months. All of
> them start & then stop with no valve shut off. They just quit. There is an
> adjustment in the pressure sensitive switch but they won't tell me how to
> adjust it. They just say to send ot back to them for a replacement.
>
> Best of luck with yours.
> Terry
>
> Terry Neal
> Bozeman, MT
> 82PT40 6V92TA
> 74FC34 6V53T
>
>
> Ryan Wright wrote:
>
> Hi folks,
>
> I've got a problem with my relatively new ShurFlo 5.7 water pump.
> ShurFlo doesn't know what to tell me, other than to send it back to
> them, but before I do I'd like to see if anyone here has experienced
> similar behavior.
>
> The pump runs for about 30 seconds, then cuts out for a couple of
> seconds as if it's reached it's target pressure despite my faucet
> being wide open. Then it runs for 5-10 seconds, cuts out, and repeats
> this behavior indefinitely. If I open more faucets, I can hear the
> pump boost it's operating speed and it runs slightly longer between
> cutting out. After a few minutes of this on & off behavior, the stops
> become more abrupt and I can hear a relay inside the pump flicking off
> during each cut.
>
> Anyway, I'm assuming the pump is faulty and will be returning it to
> ShurFlo, but I did want to ask here first. I thought these pumps were
> supposed to adjust their speed in real time to deliver just the amount
> of water needed, not shut down entirely? My intention is to buy a new
> one right now and keep this one as a spare after ShurFlo replaces it,
> but I'm also concerned of the remote possibility I bought too much
> pump for my coach's plumbing system and a new one won't behave any
> better. What do you think?
>
> -Ryan
> '86 PT-40 8V92
>
>