Nyos Quantum 160 - air intake screw

[tll88]

Managed to pick up a 160 for £50 but says it’s missing the air intake screw. Does anybody know the diameter of the screw?

I can source the part online but they want €20 to post it for a 5€ part.

I have seen Amazon product ASIN B0G2LFBF8C and was wondering if one would fit it?

Photo attached for part in question

 

[minus9]

It will run fine without it. Break-in may take longer, but should be fine.

 

[grumpy-crab]

https://www.walmart.com/ip/DEMONTAL...able-Hose-Connectors-Air-Pump-Acce/8101672373
Its a inline so it would go below the silencer for the air line... also i would suggest running its for 24 hours in a vinegar bath then 24 hours in a fresh water bath to clean it up to original performance

 

[UncommonSense]

Managed to pick up a 160 for £50 but says it’s missing the air intake screw. Does anybody know the diameter of the screw?

I can source the part online but they want €20 to post it for a 5€ part.

I have seen Amazon product ASIN B0G2LFBF8C and was wondering if one would fit it?

Photo attached for part in question

Here ya go!

M8 x 1.25 thread pitch, confirmed on thread gauge:

Full screw view, shank length = 22mm:

Tapered tip length = 7mm:

Tapered tip diameter = 3.5mm:

(A modified nylon screw should serve as a decent replacement!)

— on a related note, my Nyos 160 has a bad pump, it nuked the tank I got it from when it direct shorted, with no ground or GFCI protection…. I highly recommend testing it in a bucket of salt water, with a ground probe, plugged into a GFCI to see if this skimmer trips the GFCI!