eheim 1260 making lots of noise

[Milad]

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/Aquarium%20build/H2%20A200%201260%20skimmer/IMG_0444.JPG

[Skimmerking]

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

[Milad]

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.

[Milad]

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

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2361330/Aquarium%20build/H2%20A200%201260%20skimmer/impeller%20and%20needle.jpg

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2361330/Aquarium%20build/H2%20A200%201260%20skimmer/impeller.jpg

[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]

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/product.php?productid=17626&cat=286&page=1