help with eheim 2217

Emmanuel · 17-05-2008, 04:16 PM

i realised my eheim 2217 flowrate had decreased quite significantly. so decided to had rinse out my filter and replace with a few new pieces. ( some older ones are in there as well)

flowrate became even slower!!!

last time the water pressure through the rainbar is very strong. will cause kinda strong current in my 2ft.. but now, the water is like "dripping out" slowly.

whats wrong ?! is it because my eheim 2217 is old already ? will age contribute to the slow flowrate ? kinda worried.

foreverfrontosa · 17-05-2008, 05:33 PM

Check the impeller and see if it is broken.

Emmanuel · 17-05-2008, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by foreverfrontosa

Check the impeller and see if it is broken.

it is perfectly ok i guess . i'd just changed it since i think december 07

aquaticmaestro · 17-05-2008, 11:54 PM

bro, that time my ecco 2233 also same prob,
brought down to QH to check
they did some pressure tests & change the impeller to test if it has lose its magnetism
in the end, just change the impeller prob solved !!

Emmanuel · 18-05-2008, 03:32 AM

really ? but my impeller is still so new lor.. ok lor.. probably thats the only way out. see how it goes. thanks bro =)

Emmanuel · 29-05-2008, 03:10 AM

found out the reason liao. it lies with the impeller indeed. because the plastic propeller thingy and the magnet came loose( the magnet suppose to sit onto the propeller with the grooves).

this is the reason y i change the previous time. now this new impeller thingy only few months old and it broke again.

i manage to get it fixed though. anyone knows y is that so ? is it common ? or something else is causing the problem.

30-05-2008, 04:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Emmanuel

found out the reason liao. it lies with the impeller indeed. because the plastic propeller thingy and the magnet came loose( the magnet suppose to sit onto the propeller with the grooves).

this is the reason y i change the previous time. now this new impeller thingy only few months old and it broke again.

i manage to get it fixed though. anyone knows y is that so ? is it common ? or something else is causing the problem.

something may have gotten into it ? at high speed of rotation, even something soft beside injested would result in a broken or chipped impeller blade.
and usually the material for the impeller is plastic, which is not as strong as compared to steel.
but of cos its more costly.

17-05-2008, 04:16 PM	#1
Emmanuel Arofanatic Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 108	help with eheim 2217 i realised my eheim 2217 flowrate had decreased quite significantly. so decided to had rinse out my filter and replace with a few new pieces. ( some older ones are in there as well) flowrate became even slower!!! last time the water pressure through the rainbar is very strong. will cause kinda strong current in my 2ft.. but now, the water is like "dripping out" slowly. whats wrong ?! is it because my eheim 2217 is old already ? will age contribute to the slow flowrate ? kinda worried.

17-05-2008, 05:33 PM	#2
foreverfrontosa Senior Dragon Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 3,962	Check the impeller and see if it is broken.

17-05-2008, 11:54 PM	#4
aquaticmaestro Arofanatic Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 341	bro, that time my ecco 2233 also same prob, brought down to QH to check they did some pressure tests & change the impeller to test if it has lose its magnetism in the end, just change the impeller prob solved !!

18-05-2008, 03:32 AM	#5
Emmanuel Arofanatic Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 108	really ? but my impeller is still so new lor.. ok lor.. probably thats the only way out. see how it goes. thanks bro =)

29-05-2008, 03:10 AM	#6
Emmanuel Arofanatic Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 108	found out the reason liao. it lies with the impeller indeed. because the plastic propeller thingy and the magnet came loose( the magnet suppose to sit onto the propeller with the grooves). this is the reason y i change the previous time. now this new impeller thingy only few months old and it broke again. i manage to get it fixed though. anyone knows y is that so ? is it common ? or something else is causing the problem.

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