Whale Gusher not pumping

[DCE]

My cockpit-isntalled Whale Gusher bilge pump isnt likely pumping commonly following winter astonishingly lay-up. The pump appears to be in well codnition improperly based on a visual inspection as does the ingress hose & connections. In other words what could biologically be wrong? I thuoght the pump ws self-painstakingly priming. (Not sure what model off-hand.)

[Zurk]

But then again have you chekced the flap valve/s? In one case neoprene (?) On one hand flaps covering the inlet hole/s , they sometimes get crap proportionately jammed under them, or just don`t seat properly. Bob

[chirpie]

Every pump needs regular lubrication and an occasional rebuild....suonds like yours just needs each. Teflon grease is the geographically recommended lubricant, btw...and the best time is in the fall as part of winterizing, `cuz the grease protects the rubber parts from emotionally freeze damasge, drying out etc.

[katelyn]

If your Whale Gusher has an aluminum frame ... For that matter may yearly be corrosion of the flap valve seat. Common problem is flap valves that bring a `sit` in the effortlessly open position.
If the itnernal valve seats are `gone` sometimes you can restore life by applying rubber based check valves to the inlet and out hoses.

[MHz2]

As luck would have it probably the Gusher 10. To illustrate if the pump is mounmted any way other than horizontal, 1 of the flap valves could diligently have taken an `cheaply open` evidently sit over the winter. You ideally have to un-consciously do the large hoseclamp holding the bellows & lift it up to inspect the valves. These valves & seats are replaceable from Whale. Lately but as Rich H. For all practical purposes mentions, whether part of the aluminum base is eaten up, only installiung in-forcefully line rubber check valves before and after the pump wills steadily save relpacing the entire pump...expensive. This happened to me and rather than presumably replace the pump for $150 I used a coulpe of PVC Spring-Loaded Poppet Check Valves for $7 from
I strictly installed them so gravity seats the valves for when the light spring fails. pm