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Khizer Khan Posted on Mar 13, 2019

Hope someone can help me. I have the grundfos MQ3-45 pump and I wasn't getting enough water pressure. Went to check the pump which had the below lights and when I tried to reset it the pump never came back on. Could anyone help me locate what the possible fault may be ?

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Apr 27, 2009

SOURCE: Whirlpool 6600 24 inch dishwasher: low pressure,arms not spinning

Your water pump is blocked. You will need to either call a repair person or disassemble the top of the pump (inside the dishwasher, bottom) and check the water input duct. It just might be some food, etc.. that is blocking the input. But if you don't see anything then it will be further inside and will need to be removed and cleaned. BIG pain...

Best of luck. BTW, I've had the exact same problem but mine was further inside so I had to remove the whole dang pump, arggggggg.

Rick

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jul 09, 2009

SOURCE: My Grundfos JPS4 1 HP Pressure Booster Pump keeps coming on for a

Definately sounds like a leak in the pipes from the pressure side of the pump onwards, even the smallest leak will cause it to turn on to regain adequate pressure.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jul 19, 2009

SOURCE: 2000 chevy silverado z71 check engine light will not go off.

you have to know what the code is that your truck putting out your truck has 4 O2 sensors. the trucks computer is smart and the code will tell you witch one is bad but if you replace just one the next one on the same exhaust pipe will probley go bad so its safe to replace all four. the draw back to replaceing all of them is thay cost about 80 bucks for one ACDelco O2 sensor. It has to be done before it will pass Emissions. not a hard part to change about a 7/8 open end wrench will take it off. have fun.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Dec 08, 2009

SOURCE: my grundfos pump auto-reset light

check air press in built in tank.

steve_e_uk

steve morris

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  • Posted on Mar 25, 2010

SOURCE: mercedes clk 270 cdi check engine light

hi, unfortunately this is one of them how longs a piece of string things, you could purchase a code reader reset the error code but, what you have to think of is what caused it to do it in the first place, accelerating to hard should not cause an error ( i do it all the time in my car lol ) but it might be related to the 02 sensor getting to much unburnt fuel passing it which would cause the engine light to come on, though if the car is running as normal i doubt that will be the issue, i would myself on a car like that take it to the main dealer and get them to check it out, as buying an inexpensive code reader might not cut the mustard with this one, and parts being as dear as they are for merc's i would play on the safe side, spend a few bucks to save a load...sorry not much help

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Grundfos pump problems

There are several possibilities here. All involve water pressure. The first is that you have a water leak between the pump and where the water is going to.
The second is that the pump is not getting enough water to it so it is sucking air well as water in an attempt to give you water perssure. This could be caused by not having an inline "one way" valve on your supply line just before the pump ($30.00).
The third involves two little screws on the control where your electical connection is. These two screws control the high and low pressure settings of your pump. If your high setting is too high the pump will simply keep running trying to do the impossible, If there is not enough difference between the high and low setting the pump will also keep on. running.
Another possibility is that the pump has had debris (sand, dirt, mud, etc) sucked through it and has damaged either the housing or more likely the impeller that spins the water creating the pressure.Ther is also an internal seal that can be damaged by debris.
The final possibility is that the pressure control unit with the two little screws I mentioned earlier has failed and is deffective.

Most importantly if the pump is running hot please stop using it! You are at risk of fire and possibly the loss of your home and loved ones. Grundfos pumps can be serviced by a professional technician, Parts are readily available and not extremely expensive. I would not recommend doing it youself if it is the pump.as some specialty tools may be involved depending on the problem. You will become frustrated very quickly.
A fast solution is to buy one of the cheap plastic pumps ($169.00) made in China. They are amazing for the price and will run with no problems for years if your water is free of debris. Fixing your Grundfos may run you the same amount and you maybe without a pump for a week or more depending on the technicians work load.
I am not saying "Don't fix your Grundfos" but you don't need to be in a panic about it either.
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To pump up the pressure bladder:
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At approximately $238.95 new, it pays to do a bit of troubleshooting.
Below are some sites that may help:

http://www.plumbersurplus.com/Brands/Grundfos/74

http://waterheatertimer.org/Water-heater-recirculation-system.html#Grundfos


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Please allow me to try to help you.

Random water pumping or intermittent water pumping, appears to be quite a commonality with the Grundfos pump. The solution to this is quite a bit of process, the details of which you can get here...
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