Anyone else have trouble? Last time I had to restart ( after cleaning it ) I had to refill the canister and force water through the intake with my Python for a few minutes until it started. Now I can't get it to start even with that. The impeller is spinning and nothing is stuck in the tubes as I've been able to suck water from one tube out the other and vice versa. What gives?
Restarting a Fluval 404
- Thread starter jejton
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Are both the intake and return hoses under water? If they're not this will causes the filter not to work.
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- The Big City
I've had this problem in the past. Fill the canister up, make it almost full. Then make sure both hoses are underwater, completely submerged. Start the filter and let it run for about 30 sec to 1 min. Turn it off and water should start to drain into the filter, at which point it should be filled. You can then turn it on and it should work. If it still doesn't try shaking the filter to remove any trapped gas. You can do it either with the filter on or off.
Also make sure the hose are straight and the same size, you don't want any loop either.
The response was 3 min, I think there have been faster.
Also make sure the hose are straight and the same size, you don't want any loop either.
The response was 3 min, I think there have been faster.
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Always an annoying situation with a canister. The pumps don't self-prime, and if they're almost full it isn't able to generate a siphon with the priming handle, but aren't full enough to have the pump primed and start pushing water.
Are you re-installing it full? or empty? I find the priming pumps tend to work much better with an empty filter than a full one sometimes. A mostly-full filter can have an air bubble trapped up in the top where the impeller is, but without a path to get out.
-Hans
Are you re-installing it full? or empty? I find the priming pumps tend to work much better with an empty filter than a full one sometimes. A mostly-full filter can have an air bubble trapped up in the top where the impeller is, but without a path to get out.
-Hans
I tried both empty and full. The outtake hose is not completely straight as its longer than the intake hose. I didnt want to cut it in case I need it longer later on. I will try moving it to the other end so that the tube is straight and we'll see if it makes a difference. Canister filters are annoying but this is on a turtle tank so I cant use an HOB and the in tank turtle filters suck.
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- The Big City
Are you using the self-priming correctly? You need to use it first, and fill the canister up, before you turn on the power.
I continue to go through the same thing I gave my mom one and told her she would get annoyed but she proved me wrong she said it was simple she had it elevated and as above the hose were completely submerged! Try it. The next time I clean mine I'm gonna try it too!
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have the intake in water then BLOW into from output hose until you see bubble coming out from intake a couple of time
Bahamian1999
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- Long Island, New York
That happened to me because the pipes were not surmerged..But i corrected it. I love the fluval system.....Take care
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