eheim 1260 making lots of noise
 

So i have this ehiem 1260 that is on one of my skimmers. I plugged it in today and noticed its making alot of noise. Impeller needle things seem to be broken

How can i tell if the impeller is only thing broken? When I put in the impeller, it doesnt sit the in middle, it keeps touching one of the sides.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2361330/Aqua...r/IMG_0444.JPG

from here the pic is really blurry , but the impellar is shot and its cracked from what i see.

how do i know its the impeller? if i plug the pump in by it self, its queit but i can tell something is going on.

The impeller isnt cracked, well the shaft isnt. The plast part around the shaft where the needle wheel stuff is, is cracked. I was going to mesh mod it but its making alot of noise without the top part which is cracked, removed.

here are two more pics of it without the plastic needle stuff on it

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2361330/Aqua...d%20needle.jpg

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2361330/Aqua...r/impeller.jpg

You mesh/needle wheel is broken. Which will cause an imbalance when it spins, producing a lot of vibration and noise.

Also, those metal washers I see, hope they are high quality stainless or they will eventually rush and release copper into your system. I would get them out to be safe.

alright, well lucky me i have two 1260s, one was running my chiller. I pulled it out, swaped the shafts and its quiet. I guess the shaft thing needs replacing but the motor is fine.

That's odd that it was the shaft. A broken shaft isn't something that you would not notice.

But I would contact the company that made your skimmer and ask about the mesh wheel. It just doesn't look right missing a big chunk of the wheel.

is the shaft the magnet part or the ceramic looking skinng thing that goes down through the magnet?

the magnet part is the one that is broken it seems. I switched out the ceramic thing and it didnt make a difference

its an H&S skimmer, do they have mesh wheel? if i gota buy a new needle wheel then ill just keep it needle instead of mesh.

is there ehiem mesh wheel pre made somewhere?

this is what im going to buy
http://www.finsreef.com/xcart/produc...cat=286&page=1