I sent a Delevan back to Bob last week after it quit working.
He said that the Love (or Love gas) ate up the brush spring. I mounted my pump flat but Bob told me to mount it tilted slightly toward the fittings to make sure any leakage didn't wick back up into the housing. I asked about mounting it it upside down (vertically) but he said there would be a constant influx of gaseous Love, wreaking havoc on the innards.
He fixed it up for me and now I have a spare but I want to make sure that I keep them running as long as possible.
Bob mentioned that he sees the same few problems over and over and that almost all of them are preventable.
A couple that he mentioned are
-pump too far from battery
-wrong guage wire
-improper connections
I asked him to write up an FAQ or Dos and Don'ts list for the Delevans.
Keep your eye out for it!
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