allanb Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 As part of my pool system I have a pump whose job is to draw water from a well and maintain pressure in a tank that feeds the pool. The pump is a Jetly Jet 151, monophase (230v). This morning the area that contains the pump became flooded, and it has been submerged for a couple of hours. During that time the breaker blew on the circuit that includes the pump; it seems a fair bet that the breaker was tripped by something in the pump – I'm sure it wasn't designed to work under water, and there's nothing else on that circuit except a couple of light bulbs.I don't have a manual, but the manufacturer's website gives the following information for that particular model:"Protection thermo-ampèremétrique et condensateur permanent incorporé."When I've finished draining the area, and the pump has had a chance to dry out, can I just reset the breaker and switch on? Or is there something that will need to be repaired or replaced? Or is it likely to be worse than that?Any advice welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anton Redman Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 Thermal overload and capacitor permenantly installed.Give it time to dry off. If you are lucky it will work. If can safely isolate from the mains might be worth opening it and drying with a haitdryer. If not time will tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Théière Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 Wot he said!Been longing to write that popular forum phrase, now taken at least 30y off my age [:)]Maybe buy a submersible pump to keep the area surrounding the non submersible pump dry [Www] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allanb Posted April 13, 2013 Author Share Posted April 13, 2013 Thanks for the replies. It looks as though we have a couple of sunny days coming, so I will just wait patiently and let it dry.Théière: there is already a submersible pump, in full working order. In order to explain why the area nevertheless got flooded, I would have to tell you about the stupid mistake I made while cleaning the pool, and that would be just too embarrassing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anton Redman Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 You would not believe how much happier I am becuase I no longer have a pool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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