# Wash L Electric siphon pump not working

**URL:** <https://forum.formlabs.com/t/wash-l-electric-siphon-pump-not-working/36307>\
**Category:** Form 3L\
**Created:** [June 2, 2023, 8:42am UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/wash-l-electric-siphon-pump-not-working/36307 "2023-06-02T08:42:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Farnworth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce73a5/32.png) [@Farnworth](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/Farnworth)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2023, 8:42am UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/wash-l-electric-siphon-pump-not-working/36307/1 "2023-06-02T08:42:44Z")

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Hello, we’ve had the machine a year now, but the small pump that comes with the Wash has stopped functioning. We tried replacing the batteries but to no avail.

Any suggestions? We’ve only used it about 4-5 times to empty the Wash.

Thank you.

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**Author:** ![Jared](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.formlabs.com/jared/32/19570_2.png) [@Jared](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/Jared)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2023, 1:27pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/wash-l-electric-siphon-pump-not-working/36307/2 "2023-06-02T13:27:18Z")

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I’m sorry to hear you’re having issues with the Siphon Pump to your Wash L. I’d recommend [getting in touch with Support](https://support.formlabs.com/s/contact-support?language=en_US), and they would be able to narrow this down further.

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**Author:** ![leonhart88](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.formlabs.com/leonhart88/32/19153_2.png) [@leonhart88](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/leonhart88)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2023, 3:05am UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/wash-l-electric-siphon-pump-not-working/36307/3 "2023-06-04T03:05:56Z")

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Not sure if it’s the same one, but my 3L also came with a cheap, black siphon pump and it also broke. It’s quite a poor quality accessory.

I bought a better pump from Terapump (Amazon) which has been working great. They have various lengths and power units for longer reach and higher suction and have been fantastic for our workflow.

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**Author:** ![agiorgitis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@agiorgitis](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/agiorgitis)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2023, 10:10am UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/wash-l-electric-siphon-pump-not-working/36307/4 "2023-06-04T10:10:15Z")

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Better deal is to get a better quality one off the market