I Hate Whisper Power Filters

[WILDER]

Waste on sponges or cartridges can slow the flow down that usually a sign the sponges what a rinse in old tank water.

 

[lljdma06]

Durb - did you take the impeller out of teh filter when you cleaned it? I have a whisper one and it was a pain to get seperated, so i'll tell you what i learned. Turn the base part 90 degreese (doesn't matter which direction) and PULL hard. That made it alot easier to clean out.

Impeller = Twirly thingamagig.

I like my terminology better.

 

[Durbkat]

Waste on sponges or cartridges can slow the flow down that usually a sign the sponges what a rinse in old tank water.

Thanks for that wilder.

 

[cujoho78]

I have all of them and the loudest one is the Penguin, no matter how high the water is its still loud. But if you dont mind the waterfall sound then pick that cause it is the best.

Well you must have one of the older ones because they made the new ones quiet, mines quiet unless the water gets below the output then it makes the spalshing noise.


But if your sister in law wants a quiet filter then she should go for a whisper power filter 40 it filters 20-40 gallon tanks and I use it on my long 20g and its really good.

9 days ago it was "really good?" Maybe there is something that you forgot to clean out. I would think that it would be unusual for the filter to go from really good to terrible in less than 2 weeks time.

 

[Durbkat]

I have all of them and the loudest one is the Penguin, no matter how high the water is its still loud. But if you dont mind the waterfall sound then pick that cause it is the best.

Well you must have one of the older ones because they made the new ones quiet, mines quiet unless the water gets below the output then it makes the spalshing noise.


But if your sister in law wants a quiet filter then she should go for a whisper power filter 40 it filters 20-40 gallon tanks and I use it on my long 20g and its really good.

9 days ago it was "really good?" Maybe there is something that you forgot to clean out. I would think that it would be unusual for the filter to go from really good to terrible in less than 2 weeks time.

Well the one for the 20g recently started acting up and the one in the 10g was always acting up but forgot about it when I wrote that.

 

[Shelly_Otterkin]

I sometimes have to pull the mags of the end of the impeller and pull the whole unit a part. Also Wisper has a great costmer line you can call and they will help you trouble shot the filter. That said right now I am fazing all of my wispers out for Aquclears! I love there stacking ability, A lot like a canister with out the cost!

 

[blackguppy]

I've had whisper power filters that have lasted forever. They're not the greatest as far as different media that they can use, but since I pick up all of mine at garage sales for a couple of bucks each, beggers can't be choosers, lol. It just sounds like your filters have had a rough time of it. Have you cleaned out the impeller "well" as well as the impeller itself? And water coming back down the intake sign is the classice the filter media is clogged symptom. I almost never have to replace the bio bags that they use. I rinse them thouroughly in the water I drain out each week during the water changes, and they last a long long time. All in all, Whispers are great filters if you acknowledge their limitations, and use them accordingly.