smidey Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 Priming cap, thats what i have decided to call it. Anyway, i just recommended on a post how I had not had any probs with my CF canisters, then 30 minutes later my CF1000 gets an air leak that surges air into the tank via the spraybar. Have located the leak to the before mentioned screw in priming cap on the top of the power head next to the inlet/outlet taps. What is this really called, anyone else had the same problem & what you do to fix it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott16 Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 u could glue it down i havnt had problem yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted January 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 u could glue it down i havnt had problem yet kinda defeats the purpose of it maybe i'll try some hemp around the shaft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott16 Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 lol true sorry to hijack but how do u start ur filter i got mine 2nd hand so just fill up put that cap on the connect pipes then squirt hose up in pipe the turn on filter but it takes a while to get going on its own is there a better way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted January 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 lol true sorry to hijack but how do u start ur filter i got mine 2nd hand so just fill up put that cap on the connect pipes then squirt hose up in pipe the turn on filter but it takes a while to get going on its own is there a better way when doing a clean, i leave the pipes full (turn taps off before disconnecting) & fill the canister with power head off. Then fit powerhead & fill completely through the priming cap. screw the pipes back, turn taps on & plug in. If i clean the pipes, i connect the whole system without any water in it then prime it by sucking the water through the system from the spraybar end of the out pipe until water shows in the start of the out pipe. reconnect the out pipe to spraybar then plug in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott16 Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 thanks for that must take a while to suck through Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted January 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 thanks for that must take a while to suck through nah, not at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discusguru Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 check the O ring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted January 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 check the O ring. i certainly did that, there is no wearing or any reason that i can see that it would now leak after a years use. i'll see if i can get a replacement one tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 I had the same problem I usually started the filter by suction but tried that cap thing and now its got a mad leak really annoys me.. I haven't found a descent way to sort it out either im about to silicon something over the hole lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 my cfs occasionally leak there but its usually caused by something else like one of those rubber washers/seals not sitting properly on the media containers so the whole unit is sitting flush and tight. my cf1200 decided to leak inside my new tank cabinet yesterday, the day before? - only found it today when there was about 1cm of water there and a damp carpet down one end of the tank - the end not siliconed so I can get to the sump. It was one of the rubber seals that must have moved somehow. good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 return int if possible if not take it to HFF, and see if they can fix it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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