Re: 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 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> 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
>
>