T&T: 7.5 KVA Onan genset Salt Water Pump

[Keith]

The problem you describe seemed to be fairly common to those blue Globe 
brand impellers. They were supposed to run dry without damage, but they 
didn't seem to bond very well to their hub.


Keith
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Jake2124 at aol.com>
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 I  traced the
> water path, and determined that the sea water pump was not  working. I 
> removed
> it and took out the impeller, which looked just fine. As it  turned out, 
> the
> center drive had de bonded from the impeller, so the vanes were  not 
> turning. I
> had a spare, replaced it, not it is running fine. Now to my  question:
>
> Is this a common occurrence?