Arrg...Help please (HOB filter)

EdWHPT4 · Post by **EdWHPT4** » 24 Feb 2015, 00:51

Has anybody else had a problem with their HOB filter overheating?

YouTube · Post by **bekateen** » 24 Feb 2015, 01:26

Did your water intake become clogged, or did the motor mechanism freeze up?

jp11biod · Post by **jp11biod** » 24 Feb 2015, 05:37

I have used HOB's for years. I have had leaks and clogs but never overheating.

krazyGeoff · Post by **krazyGeoff** » 25 Feb 2015, 03:54

If the impella stops spinning, for any reason, then the motor will get quite warm, but I have never had one overheat under normal operation.

Cheers

EdWHPT4 · Post by **EdWHPT4** » 04 Mar 2015, 22:18

I thought it was overheating... now I think that it has just been getting clogged. uhg, I feel a bit daft over that... oh well, it's fine now.

YouTube · Post by **bekateen** » 04 Mar 2015, 23:47

EdWHPT4 wrote:it's fine now.

Good to know. Enjoy your fish.

Cheers, Eric

Psy · Post by **Psy** » 05 Mar 2015, 03:05

I've actually had one melt.

I was at college, and somehow it stopped and ran dry. Eventually it melted.

EdWHPT4 · Post by **EdWHPT4** » 05 Mar 2015, 19:24

omg that sounds horrifying.