Brewpidity

My combination word of stupidity and brewing...anyways i was trying to test my new brew system and i had my mag drive pump, and i started running it and nothing was coming out...then it started smoking....wtf...then i realize that **** i didn't have the valve open on the HLT...but wait it doesn't end there, so i go to reprime it...water hits the mag drive pump...i didn't think about it, i turn it on...it works for about 2 min....then....it stops...now it doesn't run anymore...so i'm out over a hundred bucks....damnit

 

Can you just replace the drive head? not the whole pump. How about a make and model number?

 

No it was the pump that blew...when i turn it on nothing happens it doesn't pump anymore...anyways i found a march pump on ebay for super cheap so i'm not that upset...except with my own stupidity....and i can still brew just have to do some extra lifting this weekend

 

I'm sure you're kicking yourself in the @ss that no stupid comments could top... Sorry to hear about that, hope the march pump ends up working even better!

 

You might have just burned up/together the "head" and the pump spindle. In a previous life I had some problems with a Danner Mag5 for my computer, I replaced the spindle/magnet assembly all was right with the world again. If I remember right the spindle/magnet assembly was cheap, like $10 for a $50+ pump cheap. Worth a shot to at least pull it apart and look since mag drive motors are mostly solid state, with just that one replaceable moving part.

 

I bought this on the cheap at ebay...seems like it should work...agree...disagree?

March Pump 1118-001-01 - eBay (item 200276164633 end time Nov-19-08 08:35:04 PST)

EDIT: Uh oh, just realized that it says it requires 230V to use...although i have seen other pictures and it only has 3 lines coming out, does this mean i can't wire it to a normal outlet? Or can i do that and use it at a lesser speed? This could be the biggest brewpidity moment ever and it keeps getting worse i need to put the shovel down

 

Anybody know about this march pump? If i don't have 220v am i out another 30 bucks?

 

I was watching that very action.... passed on it cause it's 220v or at leased that's what I found when googling the part number. It looks to be an MDXT -3 which comes both in 220v as well as 110v so you may still be ok, or you might be out 30 bucks.

keep an eye out for the ac-3cp-md I installed two of them on my system a year ago. they handle boiling temps just fine.

or you could just watch this one

 

Yeah i looked really close at it and it seems like its 220v...guh...

 

It's a portmanteau.

The more you know...

 

I'll buy it for 30 bucks, if you dont need it.

 

You could probably install a new 220v circuit in your garage. They are handy to have around.

http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=howTo&p=Improve/220outlet.html

 

No guarantee comes with this post, but take the pump off of the motor and try to run it now. The motors have a thermal breaker that will reset automatically after they cool down. If it runs, then you need to find out why the motor got too hot in the first place, dragging, lack of lube, etc. Running the pump dry will damage the pump itself, but should have no effect on the motor because it is magnetically coupled, not a physical connection.