hey all, one of my wavemakers starting making a noise, kinda like a grinding as the impeller is spinning, I just took it out to give it a good vinegar/water soak just in case it’s a little dirty, could it be anything else if not?
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There are plastic bushings on either end of the impeller shaft, examine them closely. Most of the trouble I have seen with these pumps stems out of that area.
How old is this jebao did you recently purchase it.
Sometimes that happens I suppose, but one would hope they last for years at least. Even the high dollar vortechs and tunze can go within a few months to a year. looks like neo jeos pump was only three days old unfortunately, at least a return can be made there..Just about a year, they are so much cheaper than others I’ll just buy another if I have to, have 3 others that are perfect it was just weird that it was perfect and then now “clicks” when running
Change out the internal ceramic busing with air line tubing. Did that on my RW-8 and it worked flawlessly, and made it more quiet running.
If you take out the actual impeller, there is a ceramic bushing on the inside of the pump. It's in a rubber sleeve. If you change out the ceramic bushing for a piece of same size air line tubing, you prevent the impeller from seizing up and it runs more quiet.Do what now!?
Interesting how did you come up with that lol ?If you take out the actual impeller, there is a ceramic bushing on the inside of the pump. It's in a rubber sleeve. If you change out the ceramic bushing for a piece of same size air line tubing, you prevent the impeller from seizing up and it runs more quiet.
Can't take credit for it. I was having a lot of issues with my RW-8 seizing up in my old tank. Did some investigating/research and found this tip. Tried it out and was very happy with the results!Interesting how did you come up with that lol ?
“ i’m just going to stick airline tubing in here “
Do what now!?
Change out the internal ceramic busing with air line tubing. Did that on my RW-8 and it worked flawlessly, and made it more quiet running.