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My Fluval 304 is leaking! Andy 07-07-2008
Posted by Andy on July 7, 2008, 1:50 pm
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So, I finally got the 304 set up and running again. It worked great.
I was all set to order a spray bar for it.

And then....


Seems I plugged it into an outlet that is controlled by a light
switch. I turned the lights off at night, and the 304. It should not
have been a big deal, but I woke up to a pretty nasty puddle on the
floor, and my water level down about 2 inches.

Not a massive leak, but still not what I want.

So, any idea what would make a Canister filter leak when off, but not
leak when on?

Andy

Posted by Jim Anderson on July 7, 2008, 9:40 pm
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 In article <adba6e78-9978-4079-9f72-506821c55892
@k13g2000hse.googlegroups.com>, apastuszak@gmail.com says...
> So, I finally got the 304 set up and running again. It worked great.
> . . .
> So, any idea what would make a Canister filter leak when off, but not
> leak when on?
>
> Andy
>

The seals dried out. When storing coat the seals with Vaseline so they
do not dry out.

Posted by Andy Pastuszak on July 7, 2008, 11:48 pm
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On Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:40:33 -0500, Jim Anderson wrote:

> In article <adba6e78-9978-4079-9f72-506821c55892
> @k13g2000hse.googlegroups.com>, apastuszak@gmail.com says...
>> So, I finally got the 304 set up and running again. It worked great. .
>> . .
>> So, any idea what would make a Canister filter leak when off, but not
>> leak when on?
>>
>> Andy
>>
>>
> The seals dried out. When storing coat the seals with Vaseline so they
> do not dry out.

Wouldn't dried out seals also leak when running under pressure? And
which specific seals? The main o-ring between the lid and the canister?
Should I use Vaseline when assembling it?

To be honest, I just decided to go with an Aquaclear 300. Picked one up
today. I'll probably sell the Fluval.

If anyone is curious, www.petsplususa.com has Aquaclears at disgustingly
cheap prices. I got a 300 (now called a 70) for $34.99! Best part was
they had a retail location near me, so I got to buy it and come home with
it.

Andy

Posted by Richard Blincoe on July 9, 2008, 4:03 am
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 Hi Andy

They tend to leak less when running as most (if not all) canister filters
are under vacuum and not under pressure..... All the ones I ever had pump
out of the canister, not into it.......

Cheers

> On Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:40:33 -0500, Jim Anderson wrote:
>
>> In article <adba6e78-9978-4079-9f72-506821c55892
>> @k13g2000hse.googlegroups.com>, apastuszak@gmail.com says...
>>> So, I finally got the 304 set up and running again. It worked great. .
>>> . .
>>> So, any idea what would make a Canister filter leak when off, but not
>>> leak when on?
>>>
>>> Andy
>>>
>>>
>> The seals dried out. When storing coat the seals with Vaseline so they
>> do not dry out.
>
> Wouldn't dried out seals also leak when running under pressure? And
> which specific seals? The main o-ring between the lid and the canister?
> Should I use Vaseline when assembling it?
>
> To be honest, I just decided to go with an Aquaclear 300. Picked one up
> today. I'll probably sell the Fluval.
>
> If anyone is curious, www.petsplususa.com has Aquaclears at disgustingly
> cheap prices. I got a 300 (now called a 70) for $34.99! Best part was
> they had a retail location near me, so I got to buy it and come home with
> it.
>
> Andy



Posted by Andy on July 9, 2008, 12:03 pm
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> Hi Andy
>
> They tend to leak less when running as most (if not all) canister filters
> are under vacuum and not under pressure..... =A0All the ones I ever had p=
ump
> out of the canister, not into it.......
>

Ok, you got me there. :-)

Either way, the 300 is where I am staying. If anyone wants to buy a
used Fluval 304, let me know.

Andy

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