Broke My Eheim...
#1
Posted 17 May 2010 - 10:47 PM
here is where that piece SHOULD be, on a perfectly healthy Eheimus cannisterus
not to worry tho! broken is just a temporary place between brand new and DIY'ed! kind of like purgatory, except it has nothing to do with religion whatsoever.
the bad news is that the broken piece is part of the motor assembly/cannister head. doh! you would need to buy a new cannister head, which according to eheim's calculations should cost twice as much as a whole brand new filter. doh again!
luckily the remaining 'stump' has a thread on it, and its a bit too wide to fit the tubing on. so while that might seem to be a bad thing to most people, the DIY'ers know that the more annoying it is to get the b@st@rd on there, the more likely it will actually stay on!!
after a frustrating episode that nearly saw me throw the damn cannister at the wall, i discovered that you can actually force the tubing on there if you make a small cut in it like so
dipping it in hot water helps too. drizzling hot water over it as you slowly force the tube on is also helpful. once you get it on there a bit, you can start turning it while pushing fowards and it will slowly but surely wedge its way onto the stump. once you have gone past where you put the slit on the tube, cut it off straight to stop it slitting anymore.
note that pliers work better the rustier they are!
keep on turning till its well and truly on there!
a stainless steel hose clamp around the neck of it would have been a great addition. im sure i will put one on there someday. but for now, the verdict is all good
#2
Posted 17 May 2010 - 10:53 PM
That's bad luck about that break, something I haven't seen happening before...
#3
Posted 18 May 2010 - 09:59 AM
the slit is just a temporary thing to get the hose onto the rather large stump that was left behind. once its on you cut the hose off straight so the split wont travel up the hose anymore.
#4
Posted 18 May 2010 - 10:41 AM
#5
Posted 18 May 2010 - 01:06 PM
at the time i was spewin that it broke off, but now i kinda like it it was such a mission to get it on, i know that it aint goin anywhere...
#6
Posted 19 May 2010 - 01:35 PM
Oh and you should stop biting your nails! lol
#8
Posted 19 May 2010 - 06:46 PM
You know.... I was thinking the same thing when I was reading it last night..
I wonder if he made his Commodore out of a shopping trolley and a couple of paper clips.
#9
Posted 21 May 2010 - 06:17 PM
You could try this,,,,, its a reticulation part from the Watershed IIRC screws right on
not much help at 10 o'clock though.
regards Dan
#10
Posted 14 July 2010 - 08:33 AM
Sean
#11
Posted 09 October 2010 - 08:34 PM
time to head to bunnings for some new pliers hey haha
#12
Posted 18 October 2010 - 05:12 PM
this is still going strong, havent bothered to hose clamp it yet either....
#13
Posted 18 October 2010 - 08:51 PM
The repair jobs I have seen are great if the thread is still intact - but often the whole bit cracks off at the base, so you have no choice but to buy a new cover - and they are not too pricey either...
#14
Posted 20 October 2010 - 04:26 PM
So You're better off spending another $70 to buy a new one or fix it like Tranced did.
#15
Posted 20 October 2010 - 09:07 PM
#16
Posted 24 July 2011 - 10:44 AM
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