eheim 1260 making lots of noise

[Milad]

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

[ultreef]

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.

[Milad]

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.

[ultreef]

Originally Posted by Milad

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.

[Milad]

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?

[Milad]

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