Billdemart
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How funny is it that the day after I came on this thread and said all my Rio's are running fine, that my Rio600 died completely.
Let's Count the Broken RIOs
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captainken
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came with skimmer never used it
came with skimmer never used it
I had a rio 1200 come with my skimmer.
i never used the thing.
after all the talk about the rio im surprised that people just dont buy it and maybe the company will get the picture. it is a piece of junk from what i have read for the last 10 months.
i use a iwaki pump or a mag. for powerheads-maxijet all the way.
easy to fix and get parts for.
rio-no way
maxijet- yes more reliable.
came with skimmer never used it
I had a rio 1200 come with my skimmer.
i never used the thing.
after all the talk about the rio im surprised that people just dont buy it and maybe the company will get the picture. it is a piece of junk from what i have read for the last 10 months.
i use a iwaki pump or a mag. for powerheads-maxijet all the way.
easy to fix and get parts for.
rio-no way
maxijet- yes more reliable.
The Aquarist
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Hey! Is everyone just going to let this thread fade into the data base? I know there HAS to be more of us out there with RIO pumps that fried, stopped, needed impellers, put out stray voltage, cooked the whole tank and on and on and on ......
I don't want to read any more of that "It's because people don't do their maintenance" statements either. These things fry in calcium loaded reef tanks or just Fish only tanks with no added calcium AND many of them only make it a month or less! Go over the previous 8 pages and review! Enough is Enough! Let's keep the word out for anyone who does not know the RIO experience! RIO has a new line out now! This may be starting all over!
Taam has completely ignored us and the problems they gave us. They do not reply to email complaints or recall their obviously low quality products. They continue to take the money from people who don't know the potential and likely experience that comes with that RIO purchase. After 7 RIO pumps and definitely more than 7 impeller replacements and after my own experiences with failed RIO pumps, one tank wipe out and stray RIO voltage, I say keep this thread alive!
I don't want to read any more of that "It's because people don't do their maintenance" statements either. These things fry in calcium loaded reef tanks or just Fish only tanks with no added calcium AND many of them only make it a month or less! Go over the previous 8 pages and review! Enough is Enough! Let's keep the word out for anyone who does not know the RIO experience! RIO has a new line out now! This may be starting all over!
Taam has completely ignored us and the problems they gave us. They do not reply to email complaints or recall their obviously low quality products. They continue to take the money from people who don't know the potential and likely experience that comes with that RIO purchase. After 7 RIO pumps and definitely more than 7 impeller replacements and after my own experiences with failed RIO pumps, one tank wipe out and stray RIO voltage, I say keep this thread alive!
Sallylightfoot
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Only owned one, will not own another!!
Only owned one, will not own another!!
Every time I would unplug or lose power even for a sec it would not restart. Not a good thing if you are not home. Will not ever own another!!!!!!!!
Only owned one, will not own another!!
Every time I would unplug or lose power even for a sec it would not restart. Not a good thing if you are not home. Will not ever own another!!!!!!!!
sumpinhabitant
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lost a 3100 and a 1700 in the last 90 days
The Aquarist
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looser said:
I'm sure many of us agree with the idea, but we were lucky. We learned and threw away our evidence (case) before getting a fatal or major injury jolt or losing property. We would also need an official documenting of the event, such as a fireman confirming the event and pointing to Rio as the cause.
The best we can do is keep the information out there and stay on the lookout for Rio under a different name and possibly file a complaint with the California Better Business Bureau. As far as I know, that's where Taam is based.
rockclimber057
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ouch
ouch
I had a rio 800 on my protein skimmer in the sump and when I would touch the top of my display tank I would get shocked. I would unplug it and the problem would go away. I purchased a new one from a lfs and when I got it home and took it apart the impellar had definetly been used. It was all covered in muck. I cleaned it up but the dang thing still needs a kick start to get going after has been unplugged for a skimmer cleaning.
dave
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I had a rio 800 on my protein skimmer in the sump and when I would touch the top of my display tank I would get shocked. I would unplug it and the problem would go away. I purchased a new one from a lfs and when I got it home and took it apart the impellar had definetly been used. It was all covered in muck. I cleaned it up but the dang thing still needs a kick start to get going after has been unplugged for a skimmer cleaning.
dave
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