On Mon, 19 Dec 2016 11:26:46 -0000 (UTC), Tim+
wrote:

Scott M wrote:
Chud wrote:

Thinking about it later I guess a plumber would have started where I
finished and saved a lot of time.

A plumber would have just replaced it. Partly as (IME) they don't
understand the inside of things but because it's simpler and more
profitful. Prosaically, as someone who mends many things, there's also
always a danger that a fix won't stay fixed.


Indeed. Why did the shaft seize? How long before it seizes again?

Whilst I'm not questioning the potential of the 'fault' returning, I
have freed many a CH pump that was simply 'bunged up' with cr*p that
had ended up in the pump and stopped the pump re-starting, typically
when used for the first time after a break.

So, whilst the pump my stop again in the future, it could simple be
because there is a lot of mobile cr*p causing it to do so?

I got a Dyson cylinder off Freecycle because the owner had it fail on
them, paid to have it repaired, then it failed 'again' and, not
wanting to spend any (similar) more money on it, bought a new one. I
just replaced the plug (due to a broken wire going into the molded
plug) and it's been fine ever since. ;-)

Cheers, T i m