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09/23/2018, 12:17 PM | #1 |
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New Tunze 9410 dc loud grinding noise
Hi Roger,
I need some advice. I purchased a 9410 dc this week and it is making a loud grinding noise. The noise goes away if I pinch the air line from the silencer to the skimmer. It will run pretty quiet for a little while and start making the noise again. I up’d my water level from 6.5 to 7 with no difference. It is also not generating hardly any skim. I turned it up to 100 percent with no results. I realize the skim could be part of the break in period, but I read most people run around 50 percent. The foam doesn’t even get close to the top at that level. I took an audio clip of the noise and then pinched the line, so you could hear a difference. Not sure if the pump is faulty and I need to return the skimmer. Thanks. Jason |
09/24/2018, 09:34 AM | #2 |
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The motor coil is misaligned and we need to replace the pump, I can send a new pump, can you email me a copy of the receipt? In general this skimmer would be run with the pump at about 30-40% power. The coil is too high so the impeller rubs the intake and is slowed and makes noise. email is Tunze at sbcglobal dot net.
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09/24/2018, 09:48 AM | #3 |
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Thanks Roger! I sent my receipt along with a sound clip. The first 2 seconds is the noise and the last 3 seconds is after I pinched the airline. I will also mention my apex shows it pulling 15 Watts at max power, which seems low per the specs.
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09/24/2018, 10:01 AM | #4 |
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The specs are wrong, it should be 15W, before we started making it we found a coil winding change that dramatically reduced the power consumption.
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09/24/2018, 11:31 AM | #5 |
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Even better. Thank you for all your help.
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10/01/2018, 07:06 AM | #6 |
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Thank you Roger! Everything is working great now.
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10/01/2018, 08:30 AM | #7 |
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Awesome! I am happy to hear that!
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