12 replies to this topic

[Cam85]

noticed my astro stopped working so thought it was time to clean it. now that i have cleaned it and put it all back together it will not work it wont suck or blow haha. any help would be great.

[Westie]

plug it in

[Cam85]

haha very good jason im not blonde lol

[werdna]

You don't say?

[Cam85]

oh and btw it was already plugged it just not creating a siphon

[Redevilz]

Is there an impeller in the filter?

[Mr_docfish]

Take the head off the canister, without the hoses on... And place the head in a shallow basin of water (laundry sink) and plug it in (dont worry, the motor is completely sealed so no risk of shock....

Bets on, the head will flow fine..... If not, bring it into Aquotix so we can check it. We have not had a single failure, so there would be an explanation - like a ceramic noodle in the impeller well cover.....

So when you notice that the head flows fine, check the media baskets, that they are in the right orientation.
Check the media placement - if you go onto the Aquotix website you will find some helpful info - if you cant find it, PM me and Ill send you the link.

If you still cant find the problem, email me on Oliver@aquotix.com.au and Ill work it through with you....

[sajica]

My guess is there's air caught somewhere. Open and drain all water out of the return hose. Uscrew the inlet tap and crack open the tap to ensure there's still water in the line (you may have an air pocket). Reconnect hoses and open taps to allow the siphon to start (leave the return pipe above the water. Once she's stopped filling, plug back in and hopefully enjoy flow rate.

 

Or you have the filter pad in the top chamber and it's getting sucked up onto the impeller cover.

[Redevilz]

Did you remember to turn the power point on?

[Bombshocked]

i have to suck on the water in pipe and create a syphon into a bucket then shut the tap, re connect open the water out pipe, re open the water in pipe, let the cannister fill from the tank then when its sat for a minute of two and seems full i start it up

 

have you checked the water flow through the pipes as my filter (Edit:Astro) suffers badly from algae in the pipes needs cleaning like once every week with a hose, but i have constantly forgot to get a long brush thing from aquotix for the past 6 months and just disconnect the hoses and blast the hoses out with the garden hose outside

Edited by Sir_Anubias, 23 February 2014 - 09:11 PM.

[Cam85]

i tried all that. when i connected it all back up and plugged it in i could hear it working but it wasnt sucking any water through the hose and wasnt blowing any out. i managed to get it working now but for the life of me dont know how lol.

[bigjohnnofish]

after any cannister cleaning... always refill with tank water to the brim then clip the head down and you get a bit of overflow happening... i find this fills it best... and make sure both hoses are full of water... screw them on - turn power on then open in hose tap then out hose tap and it always starts up for me  good idea to clean inside of the hoses too regularly... i use a small green scouring pad rolled up into a cigar shape and shoved into hose at one end and then push it through with tap water pressure... sometimes do it twice for a sparkly clean... 

[Evil_Boof]

I use a powerhead to fill mine. Just pump up the input hose till all air is out of the line then switch on!