flygja
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Caution, I'm ranting. I bought two second hand 2080s some months ago. Both of them immediately leaked, the known issue of water seeping into the head. Local distributor in Malaysia would not honor 3 year warranty and I had to pay to get one of them fixed, the other was salvagable by generously applying petroleum jelly and not using the primer.
Last week there was a power outage, about 5 hours in length. Both 2080s leaked about 12 litres of water onto my floor. Same problem of water seeping into the head. Had to open the head and tip it around to clear it. I have another tank with an Eheim 2217 and it didn't leak a single drop. Granted it was on a smaller tank of 60L so the pressure on the pipes might not be as great, but the Pro 3 is supposed to be able to handle it!
Energy company said there will be another outage today, lasting up to 9 hours. So I opened up both 2080s to expose the canister to air for O2 exchange for the bacteria. Tap catridge unit placed in buckets in case they leak.
How does one prevent a Pro 3 from leaking during a power outage?
One thing is for sure - I'm never buying any Eheim filter except for the classic ones from now on. Pissed me off enough in the past few months. Bad design, bad support from local distributor.
Last week there was a power outage, about 5 hours in length. Both 2080s leaked about 12 litres of water onto my floor. Same problem of water seeping into the head. Had to open the head and tip it around to clear it. I have another tank with an Eheim 2217 and it didn't leak a single drop. Granted it was on a smaller tank of 60L so the pressure on the pipes might not be as great, but the Pro 3 is supposed to be able to handle it!
Energy company said there will be another outage today, lasting up to 9 hours. So I opened up both 2080s to expose the canister to air for O2 exchange for the bacteria. Tap catridge unit placed in buckets in case they leak.
How does one prevent a Pro 3 from leaking during a power outage?
One thing is for sure - I'm never buying any Eheim filter except for the classic ones from now on. Pissed me off enough in the past few months. Bad design, bad support from local distributor.