Grundfo circulator pump

[Blattus Slafaly]

A capacitor on my old wood boiler circulator is cracked and the thing
don't run. I went to Standard Electric and Bell pumps. Both said they
don't carry capacitors. It that a polite way to tell me to get fucked,
I'm not a contractor? I can't believe they don't carry capacitors. Or
maybe contractors can't fix anything anymore and just replace everything.


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Blattus Slafaly ? 3 7/8

 

[Joerg]

Dave Platt wrote:

A capacitor on my old wood boiler circulator is cracked and the thing
don't run. I went to Standard Electric and Bell pumps. Both said they
don't carry capacitors. It that a polite way to tell me to get fucked,
I'm not a contractor? I can't believe they don't carry capacitors. Or
maybe contractors can't fix anything anymore and just replace everything.

They may just find it uneconomical to stock a wide range of
infrequently-required parts... and, yeah, I suspect that they'd prefer
to sell you a new pump for $$$ rather than a capacitor for $.

http://www.surplussales.com/capacitors/motorstart.html may have
something along the lines of what you need.

'tis one of the reasons why we have places such as Digikey:
http://search.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch/dksus.dll?Cat=131090;keywords=motor;stock=1

I find that driving into town costs more time and gas money than a few
mouse clicks and keystrokes plus shipping. I let them ship non-urgent
stuff USPS but if the OP is out of hot water and also married his matter
might require something like Fedex overnight.

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Regards, Joerg

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[Claude Hopper]

Joerg wrote:

Dave Platt wrote:
A capacitor on my old wood boiler circulator is cracked and the thing
don't run. I went to Standard Electric and Bell pumps. Both said they
don't carry capacitors. It that a polite way to tell me to get fucked,
I'm not a contractor? I can't believe they don't carry capacitors. Or
maybe contractors can't fix anything anymore and just replace
everything.

They may just find it uneconomical to stock a wide range of
infrequently-required parts... and, yeah, I suspect that they'd prefer
to sell you a new pump for $$$ rather than a capacitor for $.

http://www.surplussales.com/capacitors/motorstart.html may have
something along the lines of what you need.


'tis one of the reasons why we have places such as Digikey:
http://search.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch/dksus.dll?Cat=131090;keywords=motor;stock=1


I find that driving into town costs more time and gas money than a few
mouse clicks and keystrokes plus shipping. I let them ship non-urgent
stuff USPS but if the OP is out of hot water and also married his matter
might require something like Fedex overnight.

You are right. I ended up ordering a capacitor on line for $7.95. A

local store wanted $35.00.

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Claude Hopper ? 3 7/8

 

[Joerg]

Claude Hopper wrote:

Joerg wrote:
Dave Platt wrote:
A capacitor on my old wood boiler circulator is cracked and the thing
don't run. I went to Standard Electric and Bell pumps. Both said they
don't carry capacitors. It that a polite way to tell me to get fucked,
I'm not a contractor? I can't believe they don't carry capacitors. Or
maybe contractors can't fix anything anymore and just replace
everything.
They may just find it uneconomical to stock a wide range of
infrequently-required parts... and, yeah, I suspect that they'd prefer
to sell you a new pump for $$$ rather than a capacitor for $.

http://www.surplussales.com/capacitors/motorstart.html may have
something along the lines of what you need.

'tis one of the reasons why we have places such as Digikey:
http://search.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch/dksus.dll?Cat=131090;keywords=motor;stock=1


I find that driving into town costs more time and gas money than a few
mouse clicks and keystrokes plus shipping. I let them ship non-urgent
stuff USPS but if the OP is out of hot water and also married his matter
might require something like Fedex overnight.

You are right. I ended up ordering a capacitor on line for $7.95. A
local store wanted $35.00.

Good. Meantime I buy nearly all this stuff online. Plus it avoid all
this "if you don't have a contractors license we won't sell to you"
nonsense.

Sometimes you can get lucky and find a working capacitor of about the
right capacitance in an old washer or something. That's how I once fixed
my parent's dishwasher and it never quit again thereafter.

--
Regards, Joerg

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