Skimmer was fine....

[thirty6]

Then i shut it off to do a water change: pump turns on, but doesn't move any water. Slight hum bout all i get. Time for a new pump or am i missing the obvious? Tia

It's a reef octo 150. I want to say pump is a sicce? Could be wrong though not sure what model. Its been working like a champ, out of mind/sight i guess

 

[D1J8Z]

Sometimes propellers get stuck,try nudging it if that doesn't get it going, take it out and apart to make sure nothing's jamming it. Sometimes I just give my pump a good smack on the intake to get it started.

 

[thirty6]

Thanks, I'll give it a smack maybe a cleaning tomorrow and hope for the best

 

[duke62]

blow into the air intake tube or pipe

 

[saltwaterinbrooklyn]

Chances are that the pump your using is the notorious sicce 2500 !!! One of the most amazing pieces of crap that sicce has ever produced, its only good for about a year and then thats what it does, and if your getting that hum , just take the pump apart and check your impeller that it doesnt spin in both directions cause if it does than that little plastic part that keeps it in gear and starts the impeller spinning is broken off and thats why your getting no bubbles and a semi silent vibration coming from the pump!!, i think the problem with this pump is that it starts too hard and it damages the impeller , so if you get a few impellers on standby than you will be fine but just get it changed and it will be fine............this happened to me 6 months ago and left my skimmmer dead in the water till i figured it out , over all though if you got the cash get yourself a tunze hydrofoamer and its all said and done!

 

[thirty6]

Cool, I'll check that out.

How much the tunze run?

 

[saltwaterinbrooklyn]

Tunze are a bit costly pending model it can run ya about 160 or so , dont quote me but check marine depot they have good prices and also for the money you gotta love that good ol german engineering , i had a tunze skimmer and it worked great till i upgraded and sold it.

 

[thirty6]

Just got it running again. I'll prob soak in vinegar this weekend. It's a psk 2500

 

[James983]

If it is the Siice the impeller gets out of round and makes it difficult to restart. Eventually you will have to replace it.

 

[JARRETT SHARK]

2 person I heard about pump not working
So far mine work great

 

[thirty6]

2 person I heard about pump not working
So far mine work great

I bought skimmer used from a member here, I've had no issues with it until last night.

 

[saltwaterinbrooklyn]

Yup sicce psk 2500 thats the one , lol 7 out of ten people who own this pump , end up selling their skimmer thinking its no good and in fact its that damn pump , once you replace it , and trust me the time will come lol you will see a world of a difference , also if you dont wanna shut it down to clean out your crud bowl lol just lower the bubbles below the collection bowl and clean it then slap it back on and raise the bubbles......... Remember i warned you about this pump!!!

 

[saltwaterinbrooklyn]

Or a few spare impellers is really a much cheaper solution !,