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FlutterChin
09-21-2005, 05:15 PM
I am sure thats what the headlines would have read.

I was so excited to see my replacment pump heading up the drive way in the brown chariot! the UPS man...my hero!!! So I delightfully skipped up to the pond with my NEW pump in tow! Unhooked all the peices of the old pump, pulled the new one out of the box, began screwing in the line...all the while DREAMING of water flow and oxygenation once again!!!!! prepared to get right in the pond there and set it place then plug it in!!!!
Then I noticed...there was a crack in the shell that covered the motor...just a hair line fracture....and my eyes followed it and were led to an area that should have had a "seal" on it, but no seal was there.....
I was floored...if I had plugged that sucker in I probably would have been immediately electrocuted as my toes or fingertips touched the water to move it into position...the motor, which is supposed to be sealed (for obvious reasons) is not......

Needless to say I am now packing up both Evovort pumps and going with a completely different model...can you say BAD TASTE in my mouth....the idea of flopping around on my pond's edge like a koi outa water is NOT the way I want to go....
i was thinking something more romantic...like choking on valentine candy? or terminal brain freeze from edy's chocolate silk ice creme....
Terri
09-21-2005, 05:37 PM
Flutter you do have a wonderful way of expressing your self, I like it :grin:

So will they (the company) be refunding you your hard earned money so you can purchase another pump?

Sorry for the pump problems, but glad you're sharp enough to have caught a possible mishap!!
GregBickal
09-21-2005, 06:03 PM
If you had a GFI you should have been alright.

disclaimer: that statement implies no warrenty by me that if you plug a defective pump into a GFI outlet you cannot get electricuted :grin:
Jackie Ramo
09-21-2005, 06:41 PM
Fluttter thanks for the laugh, and I am glad it was a laugh and not a disaster. Sharp eyes to see that and good luck tonotice!! Buy a lottery ticket, maybe you are still lucky!!
FlutterChin
09-21-2005, 06:44 PM
Flutter you do have a wonderful way of expressing your self, I like it :grin:

So will they (the company) be refunding you your hard earned money so you can purchase another pump?

Sorry for the pump problems, but glad you're sharp enough to have caught a possible mishap!!



They have multiple models at this online store...so they are sending me a totally different pump from a different manufacter.
FlutterChin
09-21-2005, 06:45 PM
If you had a GFI you should have been alright.

disclaimer: that statement implies no warrenty by me that if you plug a defective pump into a GFI outlet you cannot get electricuted :grin:


GFI? whats that....I honestly don't know what I have but I know the most anal retentive electrictian in the univers wired my pond plug...not that I am complaining mind you :)
Jackie Ramo
09-21-2005, 06:54 PM
GFI's have a little red and black test reset buttons, same as the ones in the kitchen and bathroom. Non GFI's have no buttons.
luke frisbee
09-21-2005, 07:13 PM
flutter,
what site did you buy it from..and are they sending you a "real" pump? :frisbee:
FlutterChin
09-21-2005, 10:34 PM
GFI's have a little red and black test reset buttons, same as the ones in the kitchen and bathroom. Non GFI's have no buttons.


Yup, my plug has those ;)
FlutterChin
09-21-2005, 10:37 PM
flutter,
what site did you buy it from..and are they sending you a "real" pump? :frisbee:


I hope they are sending me a real pump....
I bought it from pondsuppliersrus.com


They are sending me a pondmaster magdrive.... I hope thats a decent pump...at least my turtles can't get stuck in it.
luke frisbee
09-21-2005, 10:44 PM
yes that is a good pump...dependable and efficient
FlutterChin
09-21-2005, 11:05 PM
Well thats good to hear!!! ;)
Jackie Ramo
09-22-2005, 03:02 PM
If it gets praise from Luke then you can bet its a good pump. Praise from him is hard to come by :frisbee: :smile:
Merlin
09-22-2005, 04:16 PM
GFI? whats that....I honestly don't know what I have but I know the most anal retentive electrictian in the univers wired my pond plug...not that I am complaining mind you :)
Flutter the GFI simply means that if there is a problem the electricity will cut out within seconds, your mains to the pond should have the same system. Good on you for spotting the faulty pump.:)