Will324 Posted October 3, 2013 Report Share Posted October 3, 2013 Hey guys my submersible filter kind of started failing last night it wont pump air with out water flow and is making a loud whirring sound and doesnt pump as hard which it never did before. I took it out and cleaned it and it worked fine then wen i got home from work it wasnt pumping air again. So im thinking i should replace it? Any ideas or types i should get? The tank size is 140L im pretty sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellows Posted October 3, 2013 Report Share Posted October 3, 2013 Go an Otto 800 or 1200 mate I don't know if The Tech Den still has them on sale or not when you say it wont pump air do you mean the venturi wont work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will324 Posted October 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2013 Is the venturi the little inlet on top of the filter oulet you put the air hose on? And maybe im not sure coz it pumps air just not 100% maybe like 30 percent and i checked for blockages and theres nothing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellows Posted October 3, 2013 Report Share Posted October 3, 2013 Yeh mate what about if you leave it off does it work fine or not cause sometimes it's better not to connect them as long as the water coming out ripples the water other wise i'm not sure but might be time for a new one cheers Yellows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will324 Posted October 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2013 Yeh it seems that its working fine.. Ripples and that. And yeh maybe ill take it off.. If i take it off should i put an air pump in because i have no other way of feeding air in except for that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellows Posted October 3, 2013 Report Share Posted October 3, 2013 Up to you mate as long as the water is rippling you have oxygen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
