euro reef skimmer

[duke62]

i have had my euroreef skimmer now for around 2 years.its a great skimmer does a fantastic job.when i use to shut it off to do maintenece i would plug it in and it would go right back to doing its thing.now for the last 2 months it just fills up with water and i have to blow into the airline to get it to start .what is the cause of this.i was thinking the needle wheel in the sedra is the cause of it.

 

[DCG1286]

Replace the impeller ... happened to me a couple months ago.
Is yours mesh modded or no?

 

[duke62]

no,not mesh modded.where would you purchase a new impeller.i dont order online.if thats the only way i guess i will have to

 

[LongIslandAndy]

Take off the air hose and wash it with hot water. The salt builds up in there. If it is pumping water I don't think it has anything to do with the impeller

 

[fernandokng]

Could be several factors:

1. Salt Creap - clean the airline with hot water.

2. Calcium build up - to soak pump/impellear in vinegar solution 2/1 water to vinegar for a few hours to get the calcium off.

Please don't suggest people to buy stuff if you can't get to the root cause first. Impellers are really expensive.

Take off the air hose and wash it with hot water. The salt builds up in there. If it is pumping water I don't think it has anything to do with the impeller

 

[duke62]

its not the airline.i always clean that out everytime i empty the skimmers cup.have to be honest now that you say soak it in vinegar for a couple of hours.i did that and thats when this problem began.hey andy remember when i was talking to you about getting another sedra cause i thought it was broke and i told ya i soaked it in vinegar and i thought thats what broke it..

 

[DCG1286]

Could be several factors:
Please don't suggest people to buy stuff if you can't get to the root cause first. Impellers are really expensive.

Nothing wrong with having an extra impeller lying around in case something like this happens ... maybe that's just mea ... $40 (with shipping) for that security ... I don't know ... Duke says he cleans it routinely at that ... and he is still having this problem.

http://www.aquacave.com/searchresult.aspx?CategoryID=450

 

[caad3]

I had the same problem on my Sedra 3500 and couldn't seem to figure it out. I soaked the pump and impeller and cleaned the line, it would work fine for a few days and then go back to pushing a low volume and little to no bubbles. I modded my impeller with fish line and that didn't seem to be the problem as the pump worked fine for months. To be honest, I finally just got fustrated and bought a mag5 with the venturi option...which is giving me a lot more bubbles and foam then the Sedra would. I did have to get some pipe fittings from Home Depot for the pump to make it work

 

[skimmerman100]

check the little hole and check the magnet on the impeller for a small hair line crack, it will start to swell over time it happened to me look at this pic