External pump maintenance

[chucklez]

Over the past 3-4 days I have noticed my Panworld 250PS pump getting louder and louder. It emits an audible woow-woow-woow able to be heard from the rooms directly adjacent to the pump room. So it got me thinking. I have had it up and running for close to 6 months now (memorial day this year) and purchased it used from a member here. Should I , and how can I perform maintenance on this thing? I assume just unscrew and clean it all out?

And what kind of schedule do you guys think? How often do you do yours?

 

[chucklez]

1 other thing. I know I am playing with fire here, but I have no backup at the moment. I have been seriously looking at a jebao dc12000 as it actually has an increased flow rate with a lower head (max height for me is around 5'), but I am worried about the quality of it compared to a solid Panworld. Of course, at $100 for the DC12000, it almost becomes a throw away item that you can replace once a year easily.

 

[Pife]

You have seals and bearings that could need to be replaced with an external pump. I have a set of seals for my pump just in case. I also have a back up.

 

[chucklez]

Where you get those from? Panworld themselves? Maybe I'll call Steve at TCR later and see If he can locate any close. May try to swap out this weekend

 

[Aqua Man 07]

I've been using a jebao 9000 almost a year with no problems.

 

[Pife]

im sure you googled it. i cant remember where i got mine.

 

[chucklez]

Googled, but couldnt find any place. Emailed Panworld, but since its the weekend, not expecting to hear anything till Monday at earliest.

Think I got it corrected tho. I had a old emptu plastic spool from 12ga wire that had fallen behind the pump and was on the base. Found it when I shut the pump down. So I tightened up the bolts holding the pump onto the base which had come a bit loose, turned it on and VOILA! my pump is quiet again. So it was either the spool or it was the bolts.

Yeah, I'm a ******* like that. I look for the most complex fix when a simple reboot will suffice.

 

[Flippers4pups]

Glad to hear it was a simple fix!

 

[Pife]

Glad it was easy. I would still get a kit and a spare pump!

 

[chucklez]

Yeah. Going to keep my eyes out for a reeflo hammerhead, but in the mean time I think I will get a jebao dc12000 and attempt to make it usable as external. My panworld is rated at around 1940gph at a 5' head height. Hammerhead is more than double that if I remember right. Then pick up a couple of wp40s for each tank, and I should be setting with adequate flow