Problem Priming

[Pbirmingham1988]

Thx a lot to rabbut and everyone else who indulged for my concern. All i need is a new flexi pipe... On to petsmart.com i guess

 

[scoloujo]

Please dont let this experience put you of this filter. I've had the same filter for about 6 months and its great.

 

[Pbirmingham1988]

ok the new hose just came in. i cut the last one wrong. this is gonna be my last attempt for priming this bad boy finally.

 

[Pbirmingham1988]

k didnt work... i think i might just hire a free lance fish guy to prime it for me

 

[Pbirmingham1988]

can anyone explain to me how to stop the gratin noise from my impeller? i may have ruined something in there because at first i would leave the filter on when it wasnt properly primed. i didnt think it mattered.

 

[rabbut]

When it's running now, do you get plenty of flow from the outlet? If so, it will probibly settle down after a few days running. The motors have to "wear in" quite often. If it's been going for more than a few days, you may have a bust impeller or the bearings Those are realtively cheap to fix, about £10. A damaged impeller-well wouldn't be unheard of though if you have ran it dry, and that's expencive, often a write-off if it breaks due to cavitation (the technical tearm for a chewed up impeller-well)

All the best
Rabbut