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Nice video. Just a bit of advice. If you really want the pump to last, any magnet drive powerhead or pump should be taken completely apart so you can clean and scrub the magnet and the inside of magnet cavity too. Especially with the Jebao’s as they have fairly weak magnets. The magnet and magnet cavity tends to build a bit of heat and you end up with some calcification in there. While the vinegar will soften the caclium inside the magnet cavity, by not dissasembling it, the calcium will still be left in the magnet cavity which isn’t really a good thing as the motor will have to work harder and that can lead to premature failure.
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10/08/2018, 04:41 PM | #3 |
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Yup I agree with Slief.
I always disassemble my pumps to clean the impeller magnet and cavity.
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Next time when I will clean the pump I’ll do it. I just thought Jebao pumps would start getting slower over time |
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By the way, your pump looked clean compared to how bad my Tunze’s get. This is one of them before my last cleaning. They turn into rocks by the time I get around to cleaning them though they never skip a beat or slow down.
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[QUOTE=slief;25506410]Very glad to help. They do get slower due to buildup but the buildup that really slows them down is actually inside the magnet cavity and on the magnet since it creates friction inside the pump. That’s why it’s important to take the pump completely apart if you really want to get it clean where it counts most in terms of longevity. This goes for pretty much all pumps that use a magnet on the impeller. Granted, buildup on the veins outside the pump will restrict flow through the pump but buildup inside the magnet cavity slows the rotor down and will eventually overload the pump.
By the way, your pump looked clean compared to how bad my Tunze’s get. This is one of them before my last cleaning. They turn into rocks by the time I get around to cleaning them though they never skip a beat or slow down. [/QUOTE That pump is covered in coraline, it doesn’t even look like a pump lol looks more like a rock. Yea I know my pump wasn’t that dirty it mostly had green Hair Algae. |
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I have my Tunze’s wires routed through bulkheads in my tank so the wires can’t be see and it makes cleaning a bit more of a chore as I have to do it on top of the tank as opposed to outside.
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the video on cleaning the jebao pump is not sufficient. it is easy enough to pry the holder apart by hand to free the pump cage, and twist (counter clockwise) to separate the front from back and clean the prop.
those who have been around long enough probably can remember the tunze/ecotech fiasco where ecotech published a study showing tunze puts out way less flow than what they advertise in the specs. |
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