"mark_digital©" <XXX-976@comcastnot.com> wrote in message
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> Ray, I've got a small <1/4 hp Flotec pump I use for occasionally draining
> the pool cover and mostly for keeping the basement dry. I found it's
> impeller wasted away (absolutely destroyed is more like it) in less than a
> year. The impeller is made of hard but flexible rubber with a metal center
> to slip over the pump's shaft. I have two impellers on order.
> For long periods of non-use what do you think of the idea of coating the
> impeller with a few drops of tranny fluid?
>
>

A few drops of ATF or a coating of silicone grease used for plumbing should
do the trick. WD-40 or motor oil would not be good.
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> "Ray O" <rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom> wrote in message
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>> A few drops of ATF or a coating of silicone grease used for plumbing
>> should do the trick. WD-40 or motor oil would not be good.
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>> Ray O
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> Will do. The impellers arrived. 5 to 9 business days early. Good timing.
>
Good luck! I hope they last longer than your last ones did.

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