Eheim noise/ low flow

Are you sure you haven't got air in it?
Make sure the canister is absolutely full of water before turning it on.

Jim


Seweryn wrote in message
...
Hello peoples!

Got a question about my 4 month old Eheim 2213...
After running silently for a while, it has developed a rattly hum when
running. I cleaned the canister out, squeezed the filter pads, rinsed the
substrate, made sure the tubes were clear, and disassembles the outer pump
components and cleaned them. But it still rattles! And it seems that the
flow rate has decreased. The only addition to the filter media was to add
a
thin extra layer of floss right before the white pad. Any ideas what's
going
wrong?
Along the same lines...
- When (if ever) should I replace the coarse and fine substrate??
- Do I have to replace the white pad every few months, or can I just give
it
a good rinse? Could I use some generic floss instead?

Thanks for any advice,

- Seweryn

Make sure the rubber gasket around the top is intact and sealing. Sounds to
me like you are taking in air around the top, and that also causes the leaks
you describe.... You can get replacement gaskets easily

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"Jim Morcombe" wrote in message
...
Are you sure you haven't got air in it?
Make sure the canister is absolutely full of water before turning it on.

Jim


Seweryn wrote in message
...
Hello peoples!

Got a question about my 4 month old Eheim 2213...
After running silently for a while, it has developed a rattly hum when
running. I cleaned the canister out, squeezed the filter pads, rinsed
the
substrate, made sure the tubes were clear, and disassembles the outer
pump
components and cleaned them. But it still rattles! And it seems that the
flow rate has decreased. The only addition to the filter media was to
add
a
thin extra layer of floss right before the white pad. Any ideas what's
going
wrong?
Along the same lines...
- When (if ever) should I replace the coarse and fine substrate??
- Do I have to replace the white pad every few months, or can I just
give
it
a good rinse? Could I use some generic floss instead?

Thanks for any advice,

- Seweryn