fongyfong Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 Recently i returned a a hydor prime 30 canister , thaught it was faulty cos me and somone this forum baught it off me it and it didnt work on neither of ours so thought it was faulty, anyways returned it back and got a new motorhead was going to sell it with out testing it cos didnt need it but decided to test it cos got bored, and its not pumping or anything has anyone got expereince with these filters? or is it the unlikey chance i got another busted one, Ive filled the canister with water prior to turning it on, sucked on the outlet, tipped the canister upside down, to get rid of the air but still not working Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fongyfong Posted December 7, 2009 Author Share Posted December 7, 2009 got unlucky and got another busted one ,able to exchanging this unit for something else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSAKA Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 sometimes their just hard to prime...funny cos the name and instructions say its self priming but my prime 10 doesnt. Sometime filling the canister halfway then jamming the plug in the priming hole quickly does it for me. Other than that i have one thats been running for 10years now i think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fongyfong Posted December 8, 2009 Author Share Posted December 8, 2009 Damn that really is bad luck. I thought this brand was reliable due to the price. I was going to offer you a price for it aswell. Yeah lucky i did test it, cos was going to sell it unopened but it did the same thing as before and was driving me nuts, the shop said there has been issues with these units anways ill be getting new goods so all is good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fongyfong Posted December 8, 2009 Author Share Posted December 8, 2009 sometimes their just hard to prime...funny cos the name and instructions say its self priming but my prime 10 doesnt. Sometime filling the canister halfway then jamming the plug in the priming hole quickly does it for me. Other than that i have one thats been running for 10years now i think. Yeah think there must have been a bad batch or something, the only time it does work is when the inlet is right at the bottom and its siphoninh not pumping but siphoning, then put the tubesback up onto the tank height and the water gets stuck half way in the tubes and just makes grrrr noise, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSAKA Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Yeah they're a bit hit an miss but great filters i don't touch my tank with this for months at a time. Funny enough i brought my last tank with the prime 10 to my new house yesterday set the tank back up and bingo she self primed for the first time! Oh and the title of ur ad on petlink says Prime 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Dave Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 Edited.. Yeah, the only time it does work is when the inlet is right at the bottom and its siphoning not pumping but siphoning, then put the tubes back up onto the tank height and the water gets stuck half way in the tubes and just makes grrrr noise, I got given an old one a while ago. Had the same problems you are describing. Air is getting into you "closed" system. Eventually put some vaseline on the big ring to help seal it. Check the seals on the inside of the inlet & outlet connections. Seems to work better with a 3-4' lift rather than a lower height. Why do Hydor need so much detail to get a copy of the handbook online?? (Great great grandmothers maiden name, bank Account & PN etc.) hth, Old Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fongyfong Posted December 12, 2009 Author Share Posted December 12, 2009 Yeah they're a bit hit an miss but great filters i don't touch my tank with this for months at a time. Funny enough i brought my last tank with the prime 10 to my new house yesterday set the tank back up and bingo she self primed for the first time! Oh and the title of ur ad on petlink says Prime 20 heh yeah thanks made a little typo though it doenst matter now as its being returned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fongyfong Posted December 12, 2009 Author Share Posted December 12, 2009 Edited.. Yeah, the only time it does work is when the inlet is right at the bottom and its siphoning not pumping but siphoning, then put the tubes back up onto the tank height and the water gets stuck half way in the tubes and just makes grrrr noise, I got given an old one a while ago. Had the same problems you are describing. Air is getting into you "closed" system. Eventually put some vaseline on the big ring to help seal it. Check the seals on the inside of the inlet & outlet connections. Seems to work better with a 3-4' lift rather than a lower height. Why do Hydor need so much detail to get a copy of the handbook online?? (Great great grandmothers maiden name, bank Account & PN etc.) hth, Old Dave Thanks for the tip but exchanging them for something else, and mine was different it works better on lower height, but on normal tank height nothing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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