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aquaphile
03/08/2006, 10:10 PM
is anyone running, or had problems with Quiet One pumps, as it became less and less of a quiet one since i bought it i pulled out the prop out and flushed it to see if it would shut up, it helped quite a bit but after about 5 minutes.. it completely shut off so i'm starting to wonder.. also when i plug it in i have to do so repeatedly before it spins, did i get a lemon or perhaps just make a mistake of getting it in the first place???

p.s this pump is only a week old:mad2: :mad2:

scott0615
03/08/2006, 10:13 PM
Had similar problems....not to mention the heat issue. Man are they cheap though!?!?!?!??! I've gone back to the old stand by - MagDrive for submersible.

aleiodubua
03/08/2006, 10:22 PM
...I have one, been running for a few months. What size do you have your input, and output (how many also). I had a problem with it being loud and running hot, and it was easily fixed after changing the sizes of the pipes I used.

pwhitby
03/08/2006, 10:24 PM
i have had one run for 2 years with no problems on my closed loop.

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scott0615
03/08/2006, 10:28 PM
Models???? The one I am refering to is a newer model for the company. Blue in color.

aleiodubua
03/08/2006, 10:31 PM
I have the newest model, that I know of. Only bought it a few months ago. Started out really loud and hot, due to having the input at 1/2 inch, and 2 outputs at 1/2 inch. I changed my input to a 1 inch, and my heat and noise reduced drasticly. The tank is in my bedroom, and I can barely hear it, just enough to know that it's running.

aquaphile
03/08/2006, 10:32 PM
its the 3000, submersed open input, 3/4 output, 5ft head pressure 3/4 is the fitting they included with the pump, it has the blue body

aquaphile
03/08/2006, 10:37 PM
i'm staring at it right now and its running fine, but if it quits in the middle of the night my mentally unstable percs wont be able to make thier nightly trip to the sump:rollface:

scott0615
03/08/2006, 10:55 PM
It should not stop pushing water. The impeller may be out of round. Replacing the impeller (if you can find one) should fix the problem. Is the magnet scored?

aquaphile
03/08/2006, 10:58 PM
nope everything looks perfect, after it locked up i took it back apart and checked it out, nothing out of the ordinary, but like i said i had to plug it in and unplug it several times to get it to spin, i dont know it might just be haunted...:)

scott0615
03/08/2006, 11:02 PM
Return it.....it's acting like a Rio pump! In my experience those pumps do that very frequently.

aquaphile
03/08/2006, 11:05 PM
thats kinda what i was thinking, thanks for your help!

poke75
03/08/2006, 11:06 PM
I told you that light switch controls that outlet.

aquaphile
03/08/2006, 11:09 PM
isnt it past your bedtime old man! haha see ya in the morn i'm hittin the hay i just hope this pump doesnt do the same