oh no! numatic george help

[kirbykid]

Well i went to use my numatic george and the water pump in it doesnt work at all. I fliped the switch and nothing happend. The vacuum motor works though

 

[jord123]

You may need to replace the pump they are expensive is george still under the 2 year warranty

http://www.espares.co.uk/product/es503158/vacuum-cleaner-water-pump?SearchTerm=Water pump

 

[kirbykid]

It just started working. I dont know why it wasnt working...

 

[kirbykid]

I got the george this january.

 

[vintagerepairer]

The ball inside the pump often gets stuck after periods of none use. Taking the pump apart cures it. It's neither especially hard to do, nor fiddly, but it's time consuming. As you found out, it can sometimes right itself.

 

[spiraclean]

It's a good idea to switch the pump on for just a couple of seconds every month or so, as this will help to prevent it seizing up. Briefly running it dry like this won't cause any harm whatsoever. Vax used to recommend doing the same thing for their canister machines, which use a similar type of pump as the George.

Also, after any wet cleaning operation, get into the habit of refilling the reservoir with a little plain water and running that through the system to flush it out. This will rinse out any remaining chemical residues, which could otherwise gum up inside the pump, solution tubing or spray jets.

 

[kirbykid]

Every time I use it, I rinse it out with the clean water, and then run it dry. But I will try to turn it on every month. Thanks for the info on it guys.
-Evan