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alex182
Thu Jan 12, 2012, 01:52 AM
EDIT: all air is out now
but there is a slight mechanical drone from the head. Impeller?
sounds like one of those really cheap air pumps.
Did i put together the impeller wrong? The impeller isnt worn out.
Any idea what could be causing this?

swampy1972
Thu Jan 12, 2012, 09:25 PM
The easiest place to start would be to take off the pump head, remove the impeller and give the housing a good clean out with a cotton tip. Also give the impeller and shaft a good wipe down and check for any little burs/damage on the impeller blades.
Sometimes you can get a film of waste build up in the impeller housing that causes it..