Power Outage killed pump

[scubatiffy]

We had a storm last night that kept turning the power on and off.... and I think fried my pump. Woke up to find my wet/dry full of water and my tank down about two inches. Everything that was attached to the power strip works great- except the pump. Tried to fix it this AM (managed to give myself a good shock). I couldn't get it up and going. I am going to get a new pump after work, but am wondering if my tank will be ok until then? I put an extra powerhead in to keep the water moving. Any suggestions, thoughts?

 

[sw65galma]

You DEFINATLEY want to look into a GFCI circuit breaker or power strip..
You could have caused serious injury to yourself including death.
Do yourself a favor and get one...you lucked out this time...but do you want to play Russian roullete?
If you got shocked chances are the pump is bad, maybe a power surge when it came back on.
What kind of pump is it?

 

[essop3]

sometimes my dolphin won't come back on when the power goes out. If I unplug it, turn the impeller by hand, then plug it back in it starts.

 

[scubatiffy]

I totally agree with you! Trust me- I have been taught a good lesson. Luckily for me, my dad was able to get it going again. I will for sure be looking into ways not to let this happen again!!! Thanks!

 

[thomas712]

Like sw65galma asked, what kind of pump is it? I'm sure many of us would like to know. In my case I have a Velocity T-3 external pump, and I have to tear it apart about 4 times per year to clean calcium deposits off of the titanium inside. Many things can get into our pumps like small snails, calcium deposits, and other debris..