Aerator alarm sounding. Red light on.
Turned breaker on and off. Unplugged and plugged back in. Still sounding.
Took caps off both chambers. Water levels seem fine.
Can anyone dial me in?

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Posted by PillageUrVillage

Mordor

Member since Mar 2011

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Posted on 4/23/25 at 8:03 pm to Bayou

Bladders might be busted. Happened to mine. Rebuild kit was much cheaper than a new pump and it was super easy to rebuild.

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Posted by TygerB8

Youngsville

Member since Jul 2005

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Posted on 4/23/25 at 8:04 pm to Bayou

This happened to me a few yrs back. One of the diaphragms on the aerator pump was ruptured. I bought a kit at a hardware store to repair (~$100) as opposed to spending 2 to 3x the amount for a new pump. The video below shows how to repair diaphragm.

LINK

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Posted by Bayou

Boudin, LA

Member since Feb 2005

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Posted on 4/23/25 at 8:05 pm to TygerB8

Thanks

Tygerb8, mucho thanks for the vid.

This post was edited on 4/24/25 at 9:00 am

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Posted by AUVet21

Member since Sep 2022

308 posts

Posted on 4/24/25 at 4:58 pm to Bayou

This happened to me last year. Turns out the wire to the pump alarm was shorting out and that was it

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Posted by Bayou

Boudin, LA

Member since Feb 2005

38972 posts

Posted on 4/24/25 at 5:56 pm to AUVet21

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the wire to the pump alarm was shorting out and that was it

That's what my problem was, too. A couple times I picked up the cement outer shell and there was a rat. Apparently, he chewed the crap out of those wires. When the wires were straight the unit worked. But when fastening the alarm back to the unit the bending wires were shorting from where that pecker munched.

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Posted by KRS

Member since Jun 2022

481 posts

Posted on 4/25/25 at 7:18 pm to Bayou

Check and see if you have a float stuck. Also these floats do go bad. If one is bad change them all.

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