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here is where that piece SHOULD be, on a perfectly healthy Eheimus cannisterus
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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
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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.
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note that pliers work better the rustier they are!
keep on turning till its well and truly on there!
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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
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