new2discus Posted July 11, 2010 Report Share Posted July 11, 2010 Yip, she's a very sweet little terror :evil: . One of my fluval 404's has just stoped working and on inspection, there appears to be teeth marks on the power cord. Is this fixable and if so does anyone know someone who could do it?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted July 11, 2010 Report Share Posted July 11, 2010 bummer. it is fixable but you'll have to be more careful from now on. electricity and water mix far too well. Unplug the filter, cut the wire cleanly, join the wire together properly and use heat shrink wrap to seal it. if in doubt get someone who knows what to do to fix it. do not take a chance. are you sure that's the problem though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new2discus Posted July 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2010 Not 100% sure, but was working, now is not. Unplugged it from multi box, plugged straight into wall..and nothing. Typical, if she'd done one of the heaters or anything less expensive, i'd just replace it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted July 11, 2010 Report Share Posted July 11, 2010 I wouldn't try and cut them and heatshrink them that is just dodgy the heatshrink wont have the same insulating properties as the insulation and also won't seal it up properly around water also ideally you should do an insulation resistance test on any repairs like that.. How far down the cable is it? Can you just chop it where it is damaged and put a new plug on the end? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new2discus Posted July 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2010 False alarm :roll: , the spinny bit broken, just pulled it apart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted July 12, 2010 Report Share Posted July 12, 2010 Awesome, I would still have a good look at your power cord if it is damaged though, while it wont make the filter stop it might cause issues if it gets wet and someone handles it or your kitten has another go at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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