Stuart turner pump problem smelly!!

digitaldr · 03-05-2013 09:32AM #1

Soon after my teenage son had yet another 10 min shower after his football training we noticed a funny smell. Finally tracked it down to the Stuart turner shower pump which had stopped working. It's a 3 bar positive pressure (i think as has no vessel) brass body model. It does hum when a tap is on so I figured it might be the capacitor but the smell is worrying. Had a quick look into the control box and capacitor looks ok. Won't have time to take the pump out until later. When I do I presume I can check to see if it's stuck by trying to push the fins?

Was the smell a bad sign?

LIFFY FISHING · 03-05-2013 01:54PM

Your starting capicator is burning out, thats the smell and humming.
Easy fix 45euro ish.. Modern Plant 01 4591344 for the spare part

digitaldr · 03-05-2013 05:08PM

Thanks for that - picked on up from them earlier for €40. Hope it works! Will post up later.

digitaldr · 03-05-2013 10:50PM

That worked a treat and took less than 5 minutes. Pity I was in a hurry as identically branded capacitor is much, much cheaper on eBay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Motor-Capacitor-with-Tags-8-10-12-14-16-20-25-30-40-50-uF-microfarad-/151026850738?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&var=&hash=item2329e6dbb2 - seller doesn't quote Irish postage but could always use parcelmotel if I had too. Might pick up a spare one from him.

Stuart turner pump problem smelly!!

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