Broken Impeller pins

nly04 · 04/08/2021, 12:08 AM

Anyone know how to fix this broken pins before?

Just got back from vacation and hear some noise from the BK DC 180 skimmer, after open the pump and inspect, I noticed a snail stuck in the impeller and caused 19 pins broken. This cause the performance of my skimmer way off, as it not generate as much bubble as before. Any recommend on how to fix it?

slief · 04/08/2021, 07:37 AM

You can run it as is but will likely notice a minor impact on performance. You could try to glue the pins back on but it’s not likely they would hoild. The only other option would be to replace the impeller as we don’t sell just the needle wheel. If that is an RD3, this is the replacement impeller.
https://royalexclusiv.com/Spare-Part...-air::873.html

04/08/2021, 07:37 AM	#2
slief RC Sponsor Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 14,173	You can run it as is but will likely notice a minor impact on performance. You could try to glue the pins back on but it’s not likely they would hoild. The only other option would be to replace the impeller as we don’t sell just the needle wheel. If that is an RD3, this is the replacement impeller. https://royalexclusiv.com/Spare-Part...-air::873.html __________________ Director Customer Support Royal Exclusiv USA For All Royal Exclusiv & Bubble King questions please refer to our Sponsor forum: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/fo...play.php?f=745 Current Tank Info: 480G display mixed reef, 90G sump, 90G refugium, 60G display refugium. Check out my build thread: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1783476