ᐅ Pump at rainwater cistern broken? Any experiences?

Hello,

Recently, my cistern pump stopped working. At first, it was pumping irregularly, meaning sometimes it worked, sometimes it didn’t.
So, I took the pump out of the cistern and cleaned it roughly, but it’s not easy to open it up.
Then I put it back in, and the problem was that the fuse always blew when I plugged it in.
So, I took it out again, waited about a week, and put it back in. Now the fuse doesn’t blow anymore, but the pump still doesn’t move any water.

The pump is the following model: Umbra Pompe Acuafluss.
The pump simply sits in the water, is plugged in, and is supposed to pump water when the tap is opened.

Nice campfire story… but what exactly is your question?

If this pump is simply lying horizontally in the cistern, then you have been operating it horizontally. This design of the submersible pump is not intended for that. Buy a suitable pump, and you will have years of trouble-free operation.

I wonder if anyone has an idea what might be causing this, I thought it was self-explanatory 😉

According to the manual, the pump can be operated both upright and lying down.

If the pump stops working, the pressure switch is built into the pump, it cannot be opened, you are clearly not a professional, and the fuse keeps blowing, it is definitely time to dispose of the pump…

The pump can be opened, but not easily. Since the manufacturer probably does not want this, I thought I would first ask here if anyone knows this problem and has been able to fix it easily before I take it apart.