jackal
Titanium
- Joined
- May 4, 2006
- Location
- northwest ARK
I have a little giant coolant pump hooked up to my tig welder. It is in a 5 gallon bucket and circulates water and antifreeze thru the welder and tig torch.
It has worked fine for almost 2 years. Now all, of a sudden it is running hot.
The pump housing itself is getting hot to the touch.
When it gets hot it starts trickling water instead of pumping .
It my have some clogs ( that slime stringy stuff in the coolant ), up in the torch hose somewhere.
Do I need more capacity? Maybe 25 or more gallons?
I cut a small slit in the hose that sprays the motor, and it seemed to help.
The pump is always completely submerged and the impeller turns and isn't bound up or anything.
Any suggestions are appreciated.
Jackal
It has worked fine for almost 2 years. Now all, of a sudden it is running hot.
The pump housing itself is getting hot to the touch.
When it gets hot it starts trickling water instead of pumping .
It my have some clogs ( that slime stringy stuff in the coolant ), up in the torch hose somewhere.
Do I need more capacity? Maybe 25 or more gallons?
I cut a small slit in the hose that sprays the motor, and it seemed to help.
The pump is always completely submerged and the impeller turns and isn't bound up or anything.
Any suggestions are appreciated.
Jackal