Remove plastic tubing from new March pump?

[Taquina]

I'm finally getting my brew setup with electric pumps. I unpacked the March pump today and saw that it had two small plastic tubes on the front and back. Does anyone know if these are to be removed before operation? I was surprised that there were no instructions included with the pump.

Thanks!

 

[bruce_the_loon]

Is the other tube also in line with the Oil arrows on the label, those might be tubes for oiling the bushings/bearings.

 

[Taquina]

Yes, they are both in line with one another. There was nothing that said "remove before operating", so I assumed they must have another function.

 

[Stealthcruiser]

Yes, they are both in line with one another. There was nothing that said "remove before operating", so I assumed they must have another function.

They do

And go easy on the oiling, and do it to their recommendations and type.

 

[passedpawn]

Walter can answer all March questions:
Questions about March Pumps answered by the Factory!

 

[Taquina]

They do

And go easy on the oiling, and do it to their recommendations and type.

I'll look again on the website. I didn't have anything with the pump that indicated how frequently to oil.

 

[Taquina]

Walter can answer all March questions:
Questions about March Pumps answered by the Factory!

Can you past the link again? It didn't work. Thanks!

 

[passedpawn]

Can you past the link again? It didn't work. Thanks!

Here you go. Not sure how I messed that up. I linked another of Walter's threads below that you might find useful.

Questions about March Pumps answered by the Factory!

A Short Pump orientation/mounting tutorial

 

[PurpleJeepXJ]

I would think that if there are two "unknown" tubes with "Oil" arrows pointing to them... maybe they are used to oil the pump? Nah that would be too simple...

 

[Taquina]

I would think that if there are two "unknown" tubes with "Oil" arrows pointing to them... maybe they are used to oil the pump? Nah that would be too simple...

It's a decent point. Being so small and angling upon entry into the pump casing gave me the impression that they were there to stabilize something and not for oil. But, again, I would also assume that if they were to be removed before using they would have at least put that message on there!