Canister filter malfunctioning

[Victor Martinez]

We came back from a long weekend to find a few dead fish and the output
of the canister filter barely there. I assumed it was just the usual,
the prefilter had clogged, so I cleaned it. Nope, still very little
water out. Open the stand and the filter is making a weird noise. Take
filter apart and nothing seems to be out of the ordinary, except for the
unusual noise. Disassemble rotor and try again. Rod breaks. Run to lfs
#1, no spares. Run to lfs #2, ditto. Purchase small submersible pump to
keep surface water movement until replacement arrives Tuesday or
Thursday. :(
Could it be the rotor giving up? Anybody has had similar experiences?
It's an Eheim 2217.

--
Victor Martinez
Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM)
Send your spam here:
Email me here:

[Dave]

Eheims have a reputation for being very reliable filters, so I can't explain
why I also had the same problem with the impeller rod breaking in my Eheim
2322 (preceded by rattling and slow output). I had cleaned it regularly
beforehand ....

"Victor Martinez" > wrote in message
...
> We came back from a long weekend to find a few dead fish and the output
> of the canister filter barely there. I assumed it was just the usual,
> the prefilter had clogged, so I cleaned it. Nope, still very little
> water out. Open the stand and the filter is making a weird noise. Take
> filter apart and nothing seems to be out of the ordinary, except for the
> unusual noise. Disassemble rotor and try again. Rod breaks. Run to lfs
> #1, no spares. Run to lfs #2, ditto. Purchase small submersible pump to
> keep surface water movement until replacement arrives Tuesday or
> Thursday. :(
> Could it be the rotor giving up? Anybody has had similar experiences?
> It's an Eheim 2217.
>
> --
> Victor Martinez
> Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM)
> Send your spam here:
> Email me here: