"New" Shurlfo?
My apologies if this is a double post. I thought I had posted this question, but now I can't find it on the forum:
I just bought a new 12v Shurflo 4008. When I tested it, water spurted out. Is this typical? Do they quality test it before it goes out? Every other aspect of it is new - right down to the wiring. I just need a second opinion before I call the seller.
Thanks,
Sean
Woodville Maples
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Around 300 taps on tubing, 25+ on buckets if I put them out
Mix of natural and mechanical vac, S3 Controller from Mountain Maple
2x6 W.F. Mason with Phaneuf pans
Deer Run 250 RO
Ford F350
6+ hives of bees (if they make it through the winters)
Keeping the day job until I can start living the dream.
We just purchased one of these pumps and our test went well, but we have not put it into service yet...looks like tomorrow may be the day. Can you be a bit more descriptive about how you were testing and where the water spurted out?
10 taps in 2015
65 taps in 2016
177 taps in for 2017
new Homemade RO
2' x 4' Hobby Evaporator
Ha, sorry. I took it out of the box and connected it to a 12v power supply on my workbench.
Woodville Maples
www.woodvillemaples.com
www.facebook.com/woodvillemaples
Around 300 taps on tubing, 25+ on buckets if I put them out
Mix of natural and mechanical vac, S3 Controller from Mountain Maple
2x6 W.F. Mason with Phaneuf pans
Deer Run 250 RO
Ford F350
6+ hives of bees (if they make it through the winters)
Keeping the day job until I can start living the dream.
Probably no help here....we hooked ours up to some tubing and pumped water out of a 5 gal bucket to make sure it worked. It did fine, but since we had it in water I have no idea if it had fluid in the pumping chamber when we got it.
Last edited by themidnightsapper; 01-30-2017 at 03:53 PM.
10 taps in 2015
65 taps in 2016
177 taps in for 2017
new Homemade RO
2' x 4' Hobby Evaporator
I have bought several of these pumps and yes I do believe they test them before shipping them out. Mine all had a little water left in them as well.
220 Taps
2x6 Home made
Sap Shack 20x20
5 Shurflo diaphragm pumps
250 GPH Deer run RO
Sean D- I just wired one up (new) and it did the same thing. Probably normal from their quality control people.
Good luck.
Very good then. Many thanks!
Woodville Maples
www.woodvillemaples.com
www.facebook.com/woodvillemaples
Around 300 taps on tubing, 25+ on buckets if I put them out
Mix of natural and mechanical vac, S3 Controller from Mountain Maple
2x6 W.F. Mason with Phaneuf pans
Deer Run 250 RO
Ford F350
6+ hives of bees (if they make it through the winters)
Keeping the day job until I can start living the dream.
Mine all spurt out a little water the first time out of the box when I fire them up.
Dave
Mountain Maple farm
2022 NAMSC award winning dark amber syrup
2023: 320 taps, 70% red maples. Mountain Maple S4 diaphragm pump controller with automated sap transfer and text messaging
Website:
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Same here.
-Ryan
Went off the deep end. Might be in over my head...
Not to rob your post but what is everyone running for there mainline pipe diameter and has anyone used 5/16 mainline with a surflo pump.thanks
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