[C320-list] Jabsco Sensor Max Pump

[Chris Burti]

I have had superb results going on ten years now. The 'transpalnt' was
one of my first upgrades because of the usual complaints with noise
and run-on wiht the OEM pump and to avoid insalling an accumulator
tank th cure them. Ours has great pressure (4.6 gpm), is much queiter,
and acts more like a city tap than a pressure pump system.

I have only one suggestion for you, but it is sort of like throwing
salt over your shoulder...did you remove the the screens from the
faucets and then try the pump without them?

They are not only screens, but also flow limiters installed to reduce
water consumption. I have two sets. One for use and the other that
gets soaked to dissolve calcium, salt and rust deposits that further
restrict flow and will never rinse out. When they are restricted, the
system acts like the pump is failing.



On Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 7:31 AM, Bill Hutt <bhutt at windstream.net> wrote:
> Hi group,
>
> Well I installed my brand new Sensor Max variable speed pump (5.0 gpm) and it did not work as advertised. It did not put out much water pressure, the old pump does a better job. The pump did not speed up when I opened another faucet, just reduced the flow to a trickle. I tried everything I could think of including talking to Jabsco tech support. The pump did speed up when I turned off the water supply, but as soon as I opened the valve it would run slow again.
> At this point I’m assuming that the pump has a defective sensor and am sending it back for a replacement. Anyone out there who has installed one of these with good results have any comment or ideas for what went wrong?
> If the next one doesn’t work properly I’m going back to a conventional pump with a pressure tank.
> Thanks,
> Bill Hutt
> “Caribbean Soul” #570
> Cleveland, Ohio



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Chris Burti
Farmville, NC