"NetMax" wrote in message
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This has been my experience as well (no damage), but I guess 30 hours with
extra heat from the magnetic field, and no cooling water to flow past
caused the hot spot to warp the plastic, further seizing the impeller.
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That's a long time. My Aquaclears were running "dry" no more than perhaps 6
to 8 hours.
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