So I bought a 9410 DC used from someone who used it for only about 2 months before leaving the hobby. I set it up on my 8 month old Reefer 350 replacing an oversized Avast skimmer that was skimming well but too big and loud.
thus far even though it’s already well broken in I can’t get it to push any skimmate into the cup. I’ve got it in about 6.5” of water. I’ve tried 20% all the way to 100% and it doesn’t make much difference. I’ve seen others talk about getting foam overs at above 50% and typically running them at around 30-40% but I can’t get mine to foam over at any level. The skimmer even sounds the exact same from around 60-100%.
I’ve also noticed above 50% it’s a bit loud. Kind of grindy sounding. Not sure if that is normal.
I’ve taken the pump apart and made sure the bushings were seated correctly. Also made sure the air line isn’t linked
here’s a video of it in action.
So did I get a bum used skimmer? Any ideas what to try?
thus far even though it’s already well broken in I can’t get it to push any skimmate into the cup. I’ve got it in about 6.5” of water. I’ve tried 20% all the way to 100% and it doesn’t make much difference. I’ve seen others talk about getting foam overs at above 50% and typically running them at around 30-40% but I can’t get mine to foam over at any level. The skimmer even sounds the exact same from around 60-100%.
I’ve also noticed above 50% it’s a bit loud. Kind of grindy sounding. Not sure if that is normal.
I’ve taken the pump apart and made sure the bushings were seated correctly. Also made sure the air line isn’t linked
here’s a video of it in action.
So did I get a bum used skimmer? Any ideas what to try?