Published by Rose at April 20, 2009
in diary.
Last month I mentioned the ease with which a Europump can be
dismantled for cleaning and repair. From my own experience and from
what I have heard from other owners of this useful little pump, there
are two components that are most likely to fail after several years of
use. These are the drive spring that connects the motor to the pump
and the shaft seal that prevents leakage from the pump into the motor.
If, like me, you are in need of one of these spares, I have some good
news!
Alex has advised me that Vigo has them in stock. They are listed as
follows:
Item code 21009 Spring Europump drive. Price £1.91
Item code 72249 Seal shaft 5 x 15 x 6m double lip R23 (Europump).
Price £3.25
Clear step by step instructions for replacing these items are also
supplied.
Happy pumping!
Rose
Published by Rose at March 17, 2009
in diary.
Nigel,
My Europump is yellow, though I’m not surprised by yours being blue as
the new ones in the catalogue are red. The Italians are either just
fond of colour, or perhaps the colours could relate to a number of
engineering upgrades. I think my yellow one is a MK 1 prototype! As
for the spares, I do know that Barry, being desperate to obtain a
replacement for the little spring that couples the motor to the pump,
eventually made contact with the manufacturer and found them to be
very helpful. Mind you, I think he has got a whole box full of tiny
springs now!
It is a pity that Vigo have not acquired the full range of spares to
provide a back up, in the same way that they have, for example with
their stainless 850 & 1500 mills. I don’t really want a box of glands.
Perhaps Barry will come up with the contact details.
Rose.
cider nigel wrote:
> |Hello Rose
>
> I have said blue pump, it has never siezed or cut out it was a super
> thing, however Alex cant supply impellers and so it sits on the
> shelf , if you have a source of bits I would love to know.
>
> Many thanks,
> Nigel.
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