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May 1st 04, 03:48 PM
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filter and pump question
Hi
Just bought a new Fish mate Pressurised UV-bio filter to replace my old gravity box. However my pump doesnt seem to want to work at all. It doesnt seem to be sucking any water up. Weve cleaned it all out but nothing ! Is this anything to do with the new filter? I know the pump is really old (think about 10 years maybe, we inherited the pond when we moved in) but dont really want to have to buy a new one yet. Any ideas anyone?? Cheers Cheryl 
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May 1st 04, 03:57 PM
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filter and pump question
I'm no expert, but I think it would help to know your set up. If your pump
is above the water level, then you probably need to prime it and/or purge the air out of the intake lines. Since the filter is pressurized, the air trapped in the filter is pushing back against the pump. "Cheryl" wrote in message ... Hi Just bought a new Fish mate Pressurised UV-bio filter to replace my old gravity box. However my pump doesnt seem to want to work at all. It doesnt seem to be sucking any water up. Weve cleaned it all out but nothing ! Is this anything to do with the new filter? I know the pump is really old (think about 10 years maybe, we inherited the pond when we moved in) but dont really want to have to buy a new one yet. Any ideas anyone?? Cheers Cheryl
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May 1st 04, 03:57 PM
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filter and pump question
I'm no expert, but I think it would help to know your set up. If your pump
is above the water level, then you probably need to prime it and/or purge the air out of the intake lines. Since the filter is pressurized, the air trapped in the filter is pushing back against the pump. "Cheryl" wrote in message ... Hi Just bought a new Fish mate Pressurised UV-bio filter to replace my old gravity box. However my pump doesnt seem to want to work at all. It doesnt seem to be sucking any water up. Weve cleaned it all out but nothing ! Is this anything to do with the new filter? I know the pump is really old (think about 10 years maybe, we inherited the pond when we moved in) but dont really want to have to buy a new one yet. Any ideas anyone?? Cheers Cheryl
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May 1st 04, 04:15 PM
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filter and pump question
Yeah my pump is above the water line .In the shed actually!
weve tried priming it but nothing. The pumps been off all day now. Will the fish be ok with the filter and pump going? they are swiming under the waterfall as if to say " OI! whats going on!" cheers Cheryl "Remydog" wrote in message news:AVOkc.5152$TD4.514325@attbi_s01... I'm no expert, but I think it would help to know your set up. If your pump is above the water level, then you probably need to prime it and/or purge the air out of the intake lines. Since the filter is pressurized, the air trapped in the filter is pushing back against the pump. "Cheryl" wrote in message ... Hi Just bought a new Fish mate Pressurised UV-bio filter to replace my old gravity box. However my pump doesnt seem to want to work at all. It doesnt seem to be sucking any water up. Weve cleaned it all out but nothing ! Is this anything to do with the new filter? I know the pump is really old (think about 10 years maybe, we inherited the pond when we moved in) but dont really want to have to buy a new one yet. Any ideas anyone?? Cheers Cheryl
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May 1st 04, 04:15 PM
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filter and pump question
Yeah my pump is above the water line .In the shed actually!
weve tried priming it but nothing. The pumps been off all day now. Will the fish be ok with the filter and pump going? they are swiming under the waterfall as if to say " OI! whats going on!" cheers Cheryl "Remydog" wrote in message news:AVOkc.5152$TD4.514325@attbi_s01... I'm no expert, but I think it would help to know your set up. If your pump is above the water level, then you probably need to prime it and/or purge the air out of the intake lines. Since the filter is pressurized, the air trapped in the filter is pushing back against the pump. "Cheryl" wrote in message ... Hi Just bought a new Fish mate Pressurised UV-bio filter to replace my old gravity box. However my pump doesnt seem to want to work at all. It doesnt seem to be sucking any water up. Weve cleaned it all out but nothing ! Is this anything to do with the new filter? I know the pump is really old (think about 10 years maybe, we inherited the pond when we moved in) but dont really want to have to buy a new one yet. Any ideas anyone?? Cheers Cheryl
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May 1st 04, 04:29 PM
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filter and pump question
Is the filter full of water, also? Is it possible you have a return valve
shut off? Do you use a priming pot? What happens when you fill the pot? Can you get some photos posted? MSK "Cheryl" wrote in message ... Yeah my pump is above the water line .In the shed actually! weve tried priming it but nothing. The pumps been off all day now. Will the fish be ok with the filter and pump going? they are swiming under the waterfall as if to say " OI! whats going on!" cheers Cheryl "Remydog" wrote in message news:AVOkc.5152$TD4.514325@attbi_s01... I'm no expert, but I think it would help to know your set up. If your pump is above the water level, then you probably need to prime it and/or purge the air out of the intake lines. Since the filter is pressurized, the air trapped in the filter is pushing back against the pump. "Cheryl" wrote in message ... Hi Just bought a new Fish mate Pressurised UV-bio filter to replace my old gravity box. However my pump doesnt seem to want to work at all. It doesnt seem to be sucking any water up. Weve cleaned it all out but nothing ! Is this anything to do with the new filter? I know the pump is really old (think about 10 years maybe, we inherited the pond when we moved in) but dont really want to have to buy a new one yet. Any ideas anyone?? Cheers Cheryl
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May 1st 04, 04:29 PM
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filter and pump question
Is the filter full of water, also? Is it possible you have a return valve
shut off? Do you use a priming pot? What happens when you fill the pot? Can you get some photos posted? MSK "Cheryl" wrote in message ... Yeah my pump is above the water line .In the shed actually! weve tried priming it but nothing. The pumps been off all day now. Will the fish be ok with the filter and pump going? they are swiming under the waterfall as if to say " OI! whats going on!" cheers Cheryl "Remydog" wrote in message news:AVOkc.5152$TD4.514325@attbi_s01... I'm no expert, but I think it would help to know your set up. If your pump is above the water level, then you probably need to prime it and/or purge the air out of the intake lines. Since the filter is pressurized, the air trapped in the filter is pushing back against the pump. "Cheryl" wrote in message ... Hi Just bought a new Fish mate Pressurised UV-bio filter to replace my old gravity box. However my pump doesnt seem to want to work at all. It doesnt seem to be sucking any water up. Weve cleaned it all out but nothing ! Is this anything to do with the new filter? I know the pump is really old (think about 10 years maybe, we inherited the pond when we moved in) but dont really want to have to buy a new one yet. Any ideas anyone?? Cheers Cheryl
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May 1st 04, 04:44 PM
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filter and pump question
Problem solved. We tried taking the filter out of the loop and it seemed to
work. Weve just added the filter back into it now and all seem to be working fine. Thanks for your help, we are new to pond keeping but are learning rapidly! The fish seems happier now so im happy too. many thanks Cheryl "Remydog" wrote in message news:8nPkc.4551$Ia6.493342@attbi_s03... Is the filter full of water, also? Is it possible you have a return valve shut off? Do you use a priming pot? What happens when you fill the pot? Can you get some photos posted? MSK "Cheryl" wrote in message ... Yeah my pump is above the water line .In the shed actually! weve tried priming it but nothing. The pumps been off all day now. Will the fish be ok with the filter and pump going? they are swiming under the waterfall as if to say " OI! whats going on!" cheers Cheryl "Remydog" wrote in message news:AVOkc.5152$TD4.514325@attbi_s01... I'm no expert, but I think it would help to know your set up. If your pump is above the water level, then you probably need to prime it and/or purge the air out of the intake lines. Since the filter is pressurized, the air trapped in the filter is pushing back against the pump. "Cheryl" wrote in message ... Hi Just bought a new Fish mate Pressurised UV-bio filter to replace my old gravity box. However my pump doesnt seem to want to work at all. It doesnt seem to be sucking any water up. Weve cleaned it all out but nothing ! Is this anything to do with the new filter? I know the pump is really old (think about 10 years maybe, we inherited the pond when we moved in) but dont really want to have to buy a new one yet. Any ideas anyone?? Cheers Cheryl
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May 1st 04, 04:44 PM
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filter and pump question
Problem solved. We tried taking the filter out of the loop and it seemed to
work. Weve just added the filter back into it now and all seem to be working fine. Thanks for your help, we are new to pond keeping but are learning rapidly! The fish seems happier now so im happy too. many thanks Cheryl "Remydog" wrote in message news:8nPkc.4551$Ia6.493342@attbi_s03... Is the filter full of water, also? Is it possible you have a return valve shut off? Do you use a priming pot? What happens when you fill the pot? Can you get some photos posted? MSK "Cheryl" wrote in message ... Yeah my pump is above the water line .In the shed actually! weve tried priming it but nothing. The pumps been off all day now. Will the fish be ok with the filter and pump going? they are swiming under the waterfall as if to say " OI! whats going on!" cheers Cheryl "Remydog" wrote in message news:AVOkc.5152$TD4.514325@attbi_s01... I'm no expert, but I think it would help to know your set up. If your pump is above the water level, then you probably need to prime it and/or purge the air out of the intake lines. Since the filter is pressurized, the air trapped in the filter is pushing back against the pump. "Cheryl" wrote in message ... Hi Just bought a new Fish mate Pressurised UV-bio filter to replace my old gravity box. However my pump doesnt seem to want to work at all. It doesnt seem to be sucking any water up. Weve cleaned it all out but nothing ! Is this anything to do with the new filter? I know the pump is really old (think about 10 years maybe, we inherited the pond when we moved in) but dont really want to have to buy a new one yet. Any ideas anyone?? Cheers Cheryl
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May 1st 04, 05:37 PM
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filter and pump question
So, what was the problem?
"Cheryl" wrote in message ... Problem solved. We tried taking the filter out of the loop and it seemed to work. Weve just added the filter back into it now and all seem to be working fine. Thanks for your help, we are new to pond keeping but are learning rapidly! The fish seems happier now so im happy too. many thanks Cheryl "Remydog" wrote in message news:8nPkc.4551$Ia6.493342@attbi_s03... Is the filter full of water, also? Is it possible you have a return valve shut off? Do you use a priming pot? What happens when you fill the pot? Can you get some photos posted? MSK "Cheryl" wrote in message ... Yeah my pump is above the water line .In the shed actually! weve tried priming it but nothing. The pumps been off all day now. Will the fish be ok with the filter and pump going? they are swiming under the waterfall as if to say " OI! whats going on!" cheers Cheryl "Remydog" wrote in message news:AVOkc.5152$TD4.514325@attbi_s01... I'm no expert, but I think it would help to know your set up. If your pump is above the water level, then you probably need to prime it and/or purge the air out of the intake lines. Since the filter is pressurized, the air trapped in the filter is pushing back against the pump. "Cheryl" wrote in message ... Hi Just bought a new Fish mate Pressurised UV-bio filter to replace my old gravity box. However my pump doesnt seem to want to work at all. It doesnt seem to be sucking any water up. Weve cleaned it all out but nothing ! Is this anything to do with the new filter? I know the pump is really old (think about 10 years maybe, we inherited the pond when we moved in) but dont really want to have to buy a new one yet. Any ideas anyone?? Cheers Cheryl
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