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    Folliver Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Apr 17, 2013, 11:23 AM
    How to unclog an automatic laundry tray pump like Shellback 31219
    When the pump is turned on it makes a soft noise as if it wants to start. However, it fails to spin and pump water from the tub sink.
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    Apr 17, 2013, 11:38 AM
    Hi Folliver

    You will need to remove the pump from the pump reservoir and check to see what is caught up inside the impeller. Give that a shot and be glad this isn't a sewage ejector... ;)

    Mark
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