Enamouress Posted August 19, 2011 Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 The pump has been working fine since i got it with a tank, kept it nice & clean but was told recently that the impeller housing needs to be unscrewed & cleaned out. Low & behold it really did need clean but now it is back together it is not working. Have tried taking off again & checking its all aligned right etc, but still wont work....before putting it back together I did a quick test of the impeller to see if it was working - which it did. Anyone know what to do with it??? Have all my best cichlids in this tank!! &c:ry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted August 19, 2011 Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 Did you stick the impeller back together correctly? I have had the same issue with mine and it was binding up against the housing when it was stuck in because the impeller wasn't put together right I just cant for the life of me remember what I did wrong.. It is such a pain pulling it all apart and testing it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enamouress Posted August 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 Thanks for your reply, I thought so but I will check again tomorrow, yep it is such a pain to get in & out of cupboard, then unscrew etc lol. On the bright side at least my fish are enjoying all the water changes haha, these FX5s hold a fair bit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted August 19, 2011 Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 Sounds like you're not getting it primed properly since you say the impeller is spinning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted August 19, 2011 Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 She said the impeller is spinning before she puts it together, I had the same thing with mine.. If I could remember where my spare impeller is then I could see the part that I was sticking together wrong.. From memory I had to get a mate over and it took us ages to figure it out and there was no info on the net.. It is almost impossible to prime an FX5 incorrectly, just fill it with some water and it will pump some, that's the beauty of having the pump in the bottom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GZ_Loach Posted August 19, 2011 Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 maybe there is air around the impeller? Also the impeller still sitting on the plastic rod like thing? if its not on that properly it won't spin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquaFever Posted August 22, 2011 Report Share Posted August 22, 2011 out of my 5 i had one do that. it was in the electronics. plug it in for 2 minutes and see if it then starts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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