Will a broken mag 24 impeller keep working?

IceWish · 12/07/2007, 08:38 AM

hey guyz i have a slight problem...I put on my mag 24 and it worked fine for a while , then it suddenly stopped working, i unpluged it and disassembled the impeller and saw that the ceremic rod was broken at the very base of the impeller. I also found that the rod and the impeller were fused together, im not sure if its just me or this is how it is made. Anyways, i took out the very small broken pieces...( about 1/2" total ) and cleaned it up and plugged it on and it worked perfectly, the water came shooting out very powerfully.. ...
Can anyone tell me if i should keep using it, or just use it until i get another impeller. Or if i shouldnt change the impeller at all..

Please help

Thanx

landlord · 12/07/2007, 08:43 AM

Get a new one, it will only get worse.

My opinion here FWIW --landlord

landlord · 12/07/2007, 08:50 AM

My reasons are as follows. I feel like I should explain.

Its broke and you found out why, disassembled, cleaned, etc and now things are good again. Now that you know it is not like it used to be when it was new, wouldn't you feel really bad if it broke whilest you were on a vacation, and couldn't get to it.

Perhaps that is a stretch......

I can say from experience that it sucks to come home from vacation to realize that the pump I knew was bad but still working totally crapped out and caused more loss, in $$$ than it would have cost to repair the problem.

Good Luck --landlord

eskymick · 12/07/2007, 09:04 AM

I have a Mag 12 and I too recently broke the ceramic impeller shaft.

Like yours, it continued to work, but I immediatey ordered a replacement impeller unit. It's the safest thing to do, and an easy and relatively inexpensive fix.

As "landlord" said, only bad things can happen if the broken shaft and/or pump fails completely while your away.

12/07/2007, 08:38 AM	#1
IceWish Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Main Tank Fingering Frags Posts: 117	Will a broken mag 24 impeller keep working? hey guyz i have a slight problem...I put on my mag 24 and it worked fine for a while , then it suddenly stopped working, i unpluged it and disassembled the impeller and saw that the ceremic rod was broken at the very base of the impeller. I also found that the rod and the impeller were fused together, im not sure if its just me or this is how it is made. Anyways, i took out the very small broken pieces...( about 1/2" total ) and cleaned it up and plugged it on and it worked perfectly, the water came shooting out very powerfully.. ... Can anyone tell me if i should keep using it, or just use it until i get another impeller. Or if i shouldnt change the impeller at all.. Please help Thanx

12/07/2007, 08:43 AM	#2
landlord Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Alexandria, KY Posts: 1,937	Get a new one, it will only get worse. My opinion here FWIW --landlord __________________ Forget the Turtle Man, you got the Coral Man Live Action Fragging! Current Tank Info: 90 Gallon SPS Reef (Sump, Fuge, Skimmer, CX reactor, Chemical filtration, Overflow) by Lifereef, 2x400W 20K Radiums on IceCaps, 2x39W T5 "For fun", RK2, 4x Tunze 6055, Aqua Logic 1/3 HP Chiller, DIY RO/DI ATO 2-Part via Litermeter. Lotsa Clownfish

12/07/2007, 08:50 AM	#3
landlord Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Alexandria, KY Posts: 1,937	My reasons are as follows. I feel like I should explain. Its broke and you found out why, disassembled, cleaned, etc and now things are good again. Now that you know it is not like it used to be when it was new, wouldn't you feel really bad if it broke whilest you were on a vacation, and couldn't get to it. Perhaps that is a stretch...... I can say from experience that it sucks to come home from vacation to realize that the pump I knew was bad but still working totally crapped out and caused more loss, in $$$ than it would have cost to repair the problem. Good Luck --landlord __________________ Forget the Turtle Man, you got the Coral Man Live Action Fragging! Current Tank Info: 90 Gallon SPS Reef (Sump, Fuge, Skimmer, CX reactor, Chemical filtration, Overflow) by Lifereef, 2x400W 20K Radiums on IceCaps, 2x39W T5 "For fun", RK2, 4x Tunze 6055, Aqua Logic 1/3 HP Chiller, DIY RO/DI ATO 2-Part via Litermeter. Lotsa Clownfish

12/07/2007, 09:04 AM	#4
eskymick Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Pulaski, WI Posts: 1,368	I have a Mag 12 and I too recently broke the ceramic impeller shaft. Like yours, it continued to work, but I immediatey ordered a replacement impeller unit. It's the safest thing to do, and an easy and relatively inexpensive fix. As "landlord" said, only bad things can happen if the broken shaft and/or pump fails completely while your away. __________________ SG - 1.025 pH - 8.1 NH4/NH3 - 0 mg/L NO2 - .003 mg/L NO3 - .2 mg/L Calc. - 420 dKH - 8.0 Flow ~ 80x Current Tank Info: 24" cube SPS Reef, 15 gal sump, 1- LumenBright Pendant with 250w 20K Phoenix lamp, 1 - Vortech MP40, ATB 840 v1.5 skimmer.