EvMiBo
VictoriaConcordiaCrescit
Hi there
How you help the impeller to start? I took the cover off and pull the magnetic impeller out, it's pretty beat up, and shaved and what not....but is there a way to tell if the pump still good?
-some people blow into the flexible air tube.
-not that I know of, I've never messed with anything besides the impeller so I can't say that there isn't a way to determine if the pump itself is still good... But that being said, the impeller is basically the heart of the pump - and if you replace it you should have success.
From the sounds of it the impellers just don't last 2+ years. It's been mentioned several times throughout this thread: these skimmers are built wonderfully, but the pumps are cheap, not to the point where they don't perform but to how long they last and it comes down to the impeller assembly.
I'm actually getting a new pump soon for my gen1 in100, most likely the tunze hydrofoamer 9410.040. I think the body can handle more then 420l/h.
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