njreefermadness
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I have been having problems lately with my Royal Exclusiv Alpha Kone 250 skimmer. The pump is running fine, but when I attach the air hose to it, it slows down and pulls very little air. If I submerge the tubing slightly and it starts to "slurp" water with the air, the skimmer pulls air like crazy and foams almost like normal. If I pull of the air hose completely, you can feel it pulling at the pump inlet like normal.
I cleaned the impeller, which had a lot of crud and bits of worm tubes and limpets in it. I thought the impeller cleaning would do the trick, but no go.
If I put a slightly oversized air tube on the inlet, so the pump pulls some water with the air, it works almost like normal. It makes a tremendous racket though, and this is not how this baby should be working.
I really love this skimmer, but I can't understand what is wrong with it, as it has been acting up a bit lately. The skimmer is about 2 - 3 years old.
Any thoughts on what could be the problem would be appreciated.
Thanks.
Herb
I cleaned the impeller, which had a lot of crud and bits of worm tubes and limpets in it. I thought the impeller cleaning would do the trick, but no go.
If I put a slightly oversized air tube on the inlet, so the pump pulls some water with the air, it works almost like normal. It makes a tremendous racket though, and this is not how this baby should be working.
I really love this skimmer, but I can't understand what is wrong with it, as it has been acting up a bit lately. The skimmer is about 2 - 3 years old.
Any thoughts on what could be the problem would be appreciated.
Thanks.
Herb
