Skimmer pump turnign on and off

ChimolaFish · 10/05/2015, 01:33 PM

Hey, my bubble magus skimmer is a few years old so I'm wondering if the pump is just shorting out from use. It keeps turning on, then off, then on, then off. And so on. I was short on time so the rinse I gave it wasn't super great, but it didn't seem to help all that much. Any ideas? Does turning on and off seem like a short or is that not a symptom for pumps dying?

moondoggy4 · 10/06/2015, 02:50 PM

Either way short or dying time for a new pump. Have you checked the impeller? If it is swollen it cause the pump to start/stop.

ChimolaFish · 10/07/2015, 02:33 PM

Impeller was fine. I ordered a new pump that should be here today when I get out of studio. A friend of mine's pump caught fire while in water after having some issues so I figured it was best to keep this as a back up if I need it, but its rather worrisome to ever run it again unsupervised. I think i'll just use it for transporting water if its powerful enough.

10/05/2015, 01:33 PM	#1
ChimolaFish Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 560	Skimmer pump turnign on and off Hey, my bubble magus skimmer is a few years old so I'm wondering if the pump is just shorting out from use. It keeps turning on, then off, then on, then off. And so on. I was short on time so the rinse I gave it wasn't super great, but it didn't seem to help all that much. Any ideas? Does turning on and off seem like a short or is that not a symptom for pumps dying? __________________ 300 Penninsula: Mixed Reef, 3 Hawaiian Dwarf Morays, 3 Watanabe Angels, 4 Molucca Damsels, 3 Staghorn Damsels, 1 Sgt Major, 1 Springer's, and 1 Magnificient Foxface.

10/07/2015, 02:33 PM	#3
ChimolaFish Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 560	Impeller was fine. I ordered a new pump that should be here today when I get out of studio. A friend of mine's pump caught fire while in water after having some issues so I figured it was best to keep this as a back up if I need it, but its rather worrisome to ever run it again unsupervised. I think i'll just use it for transporting water if its powerful enough. __________________ 300 Penninsula: Mixed Reef, 3 Hawaiian Dwarf Morays, 3 Watanabe Angels, 4 Molucca Damsels, 3 Staghorn Damsels, 1 Sgt Major, 1 Springer's, and 1 Magnificient Foxface.

10/06/2015, 02:50 PM	#2
moondoggy4 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: menifee So cal Posts: 11,042	Either way short or dying time for a new pump. Have you checked the impeller? If it is swollen it cause the pump to start/stop.