[C320-list] Lack of Section with Head Pump

[Scott Thompson]

About once a year I remove the plunger and apply a little bit of 
silicone grease.  That usually solves this problem.  The symptoms sound 
like worn seals, which seal OK once they get primed with liquid, but not 
when they are dry.

alahlm at comcast.net wrote:
> Annie
>  The o-ring on the plunger may have slipped off or be broken you can a standard o-ring at any hardware store   to remove the plunger there are four screws that hold the assembly in place
>  Al Ahlman
>     #476
> 
> -------------- Original message -------------- 
> From: "Annie Bennett" <annie at sydneyprivatesailing.com.au> 
> 
>> Usually the problem with the head seems to be it becoming too stiff to pump. 
>> My toilet (only one year old as I replaced it with a new Jabsco last year) 
>> has recently started to not be stiff enough. Sometimes it works fine - but 
>> seems to slip slightly. At other times if you pump the handle briskly up 
>> and down you suddenly get suction but at other times you pump the handle up 
>> and down, fast or slow, but with no suction - and no water flow. Any ideas? 
>> I'm getting worried how I'm going to clean out the contents of the bowl if 
>> it won't pump. 
>>
>> Annie Bennett #812 
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