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Old Tuesday 2nd June 2009, 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Julian View Post
Remember that a worn out pump draws more current than a good one - this causes hot wiring connections, oxidisation and higher resistance etc. You could therefore have engineered yourself more than one fault

IIRC circa 8 amps is the sign of a healthy pump?
9 amps is the official in-the-duckpond figure.
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