BRAND NEW maxi jet burnt out

[rusty shackleford]

i just got a tlf reator and maxi jet, set it up and less then 24 hours later the pump seems to be burnt out.

did i miss something? i restricted the flow with the ball valve so the media was tumbling.

im pretty sure this pump is ****ed but anything you can tell me so i dont kill another one would be great

[gregzz4]

I've never used your setup, so not much help there
Your ball valve was between the pump and reactor, or after the reactor, right ?

[Snaz]

How much did you have to restrict the flow? If the impeller is spinning but fresh water is not flowing over it the whole unit will overheat and fail. If this is the case then a smaller pump would be the solution.

[Cal_stir]

the cobalt ones are made in china, they're junk, check the impellar and see if there are any vanes left on it

[rusty shackleford]

just pulled it out and found all the blades on the impeller snapped off......

its in my sump with no sand, snails or anything else to get sucked into it & i used the strainer on the intake.

any ideas ?

[Cal_stir]

i had 1 of the cobalts that i got with a BRS reactor, lasted @ 2 days

MOPS still has some of the 900 & 600 Italian made ones in stock, and some of the good impellars or get a differeny brand

[rusty shackleford]

well i got it at J&L , an hours drive away. so im worried if i get a replacement its gonna happen again after a day....

cause if the next one sh!ts out on me im gonna lose it

[gregzz4]

Call them and tell them what happened, and then ask them to check if they have a 'made in italy' replacement in stock

[Cal_stir]

the chinese impellars are white, the italian ones are black

[rusty shackleford]

who makes orange impellers ?
i wanna be mad at the right country