Dhub
03/16/2011, 04:36 PM
My wife bought me a 48" IceCap Reef Illumination fixture for Christmas. About 3 weeks ago it started making a horrible noise - like a fan whirring. I took the fixture down removed the fan - no vibration, no sticking, no whirring. I set the fixture backup - turned it on whirring starts. Only now it i've pin-pointed it to one side and one light.
I called Marine Depot and they basically said, "Yeah Dude, you're on your on IC went out of business in January."
They did suggest I could try changing the lights and see if the noise moves with it.
Today, I took down the fixture, removed the light covers, removed the "noisey" light and broke the second light trying to remove it. I guess I scarred it because I didn't use force. Anyway, I placed the noisey light at the other end, replaced the covers and rehung the fixture. Immediate noisey light.
Is this normal? Anyone else ever heard of this had a problem like this? I'm already out $100 for scarring a light - I'd hate to think I'm out $200 after 60 days of use for these bulbs.
Suggestions?
Thanks
Dhub
I called Marine Depot and they basically said, "Yeah Dude, you're on your on IC went out of business in January."
They did suggest I could try changing the lights and see if the noise moves with it.
Today, I took down the fixture, removed the light covers, removed the "noisey" light and broke the second light trying to remove it. I guess I scarred it because I didn't use force. Anyway, I placed the noisey light at the other end, replaced the covers and rehung the fixture. Immediate noisey light.
Is this normal? Anyone else ever heard of this had a problem like this? I'm already out $100 for scarring a light - I'd hate to think I'm out $200 after 60 days of use for these bulbs.
Suggestions?
Thanks
Dhub