doch Posted April 12, 2008 Report Share Posted April 12, 2008 does anyone kno if you can get spares for air pumps i have an aqua one sr-12000 4 port pump and i think one of the diaphams has gone in one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted April 12, 2008 Report Share Posted April 12, 2008 Some, yes. For a lot of the ones you can it's only a few bucks more for a brand new pump, so what's the point? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doch Posted April 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2008 i have seen some of the same pumps on TM for around $50 so i suppose by time i find spares and get them here would be about the same cost in time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richms Posted April 13, 2008 Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 i have seen some of the same pumps on TM for around $50 so i suppose by time i find spares and get them here would be about the same cost in time They were able to order some in at Hollywood for me. But there were other things worn out in it as well - the place that the internal hose pushes onto just disintigrated when I pulled the pump to pieces, and rather then keep it around with 2 working channels of air I biffed it and replaced with a couple of 2 outlet ones that were less then half the price of the 12000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djsurfs Posted April 13, 2008 Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 Some, yes. For a lot of the ones you can it's only a few bucks more for a brand new pump, so what's the point? Does it always have to be just about the money? Why throw something away if you can fix it? the whole world seems to be changing to a "throwaway society"... I sure am glad someone here finally helped me fix my canister filter, rather than running out and buying a new one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slappers Posted April 13, 2008 Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 out with the old in with the new Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minchton Posted April 13, 2008 Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 I buy a small sheet of diaphram rubber from Shuk Engineering, gasket manufacturers, and cut out my own ones. That way I have spare material for any size daiphram and from memory the last sheet I purchased, about 12in square cost me $6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doch Posted April 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 your right dj why throw away some thing that only needs a bit of rubber in it and maybe a bit more the pump is only 2 years old and been used for 1 year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djsurfs Posted April 13, 2008 Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 glad to hear I'm not the only one willing to make a small effort. Just sorry I didn't haave any suggestions for you, dohc. Sure sounds like minchton is onto it though! :bounce: i just knew I was hanging on to my pumps for a reason, lol. *goes to look up Shuk Engineering* PS, sometimes it IS an added bonus in the $ dept too I've had a washing machine that someone was throwing out on boxing day 12+ years ago , and it only cost me a $12 part and easily fixed it myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted April 13, 2008 Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 i have some new diaphragms arms and stuff here as replacements for my 2 pumps also have an old pump for parts as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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