Twice this fall I ran into an interesting situation after helping a customer install a new pump.

These customers had come in with their poor performing, won't prime, low pressure rigs. We did our usual troubleshooting and arrived at the some conclusion. That is there pump was warn out. So I assisted and advised in the installation of a new pump. We tested out our work and everything was working great. Or so we thought.

The next day I get a call from both of these guys. They were upset. They had just spent a couple of hundred dollars and in one day their new pump had quit working. I sat their for a minute scratching my head and wondering how this could be? Then it came to me like a bright light from the heavens.

Both of these guys had an older rig and both had been using chemicals that left a residue in the tank. When the new pump was installed, it had significantly more suction than the old pump. It actually sucked the solids right off the bottom of the tank.

So I told the customers to check their line strainer. They said that was crazy because it was just cleaned out the day before. I said humor me and take the bowl off of your strainers. They did and to their amazement the line strainer was completely clogged. They cleaned it out and were right back in business.

How bout them apples?