SimonSKL
New member
I don't think RC will let me post a link to the poll here. Go to FS site and select one of the WP pumps you will see a poll for features that users may be interested in on the right side of the page.
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I don't think RC will let me post a link to the poll here. Go to FS site and select one of the WP pumps you will see a poll for features that users may be interested in on the right side of the page.
rrasco
Active member
Once you clean the slime off the magnet it should speed right back up. That's the case with mine and many other anecdotes from here as well.
LMAO
sneeyatch
Active member
nice.
Yea I'm thinking I have a bum one... won't speed back up unfortunately... still probably enough flow... but I am running it wide open on a 3' 57gallon...
Jyetman
Active member
Does your sister ever scratch her head when she brushes her teeth afterwards?
FlyPenFly
SPS Killer
To be honest, I haven't lived with my sister in 14 years but I did catch her red handed one time removing a stain on her dress with my toothbrush when we were kids. The thought of using her prized electric toothbrush to clean my pump almost makes me want to fly over there with a dirty WP-25.
Lincutis
New member
No. I have one in my 40 breeder and it works great.
ganjero
saiperchémibatteilcorazon
Is the lost of speed due to the slime build up happening to everyone? including the wp40s?
I think there might be a little flaw in the design because the is the first pump I have seen to loose power over just slime. It might be that the chamber where the magnet sits is too small or maybe the magnets/motor are not strong enough, any thoughts?
I think there might be a little flaw in the design because the is the first pump I have seen to loose power over just slime. It might be that the chamber where the magnet sits is too small or maybe the magnets/motor are not strong enough, any thoughts?
SimonSKL
New member
I would like to see some objective data to validate the pump loses speed over time. So far the observations reported of pump loses speed or power are pretty subjective. I personnally didn't see or experience any of my WP40 and WP25 lost speed since I started using them in Feb.
ganjero
saiperchémibatteilcorazon
I doubt is subjective, as there are several people (including me) that see a major difference after cleaning the magnets. I am testing the pumps in a tank that I would consider "dirty" so algae builds up on the cover grille which would reduce the flow for any pump if left unattended, so I cleaned it and saw a difference. I made a suggestion to others do the same; After FlyPenFly mentioned it did not make a difference for him unless the magnet was cleaned I decided to clean my magnet and the difference was significant. You can see it in the size of the wave (if you run the wave mode) or the movement overall inside the tank in other modes.
IMO the motor is probably not strong which is probably helping the lower cost but this only means frequent maintenance is necessary (probably monthly) to keep these pumps in optimum conditions. This might also be the reason why some have their pumps failed, the extra stress on the motor due to the slime build up might have cause them to fail/burn.
