Pump Maintenance

JaY_III

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Dec 17, 2000

• Aug 1, 2002

• #1

Just was wondering what you guys do to keep your pumps running in prime shape.

I took mine apart the other day and gave it good cleaning.....
But was wondering what more i could do for it.

I have seen pump oils that you can add tp the water...
but are they any good? And i dont think that oil will help with the entire cooling idea....

So what do you do to maintain your pump?

 

Nico3k

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Jul 14, 2002

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CA

• Aug 1, 2002

• #2

do a good clean here and there and your pump should be fine.
most pumps are meant to be running 24/7 and are built to run fine with minimal maintanence

 

MajinSSJVegetto

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Coppell, Texas

• Aug 1, 2002

• #3

As long as there are no solids or junk running through your water, there should be no real chance of harming the pump.

 

JFettig

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MN

• Aug 1, 2002

• #4

mine was sounding funny the other day, i opened it and i found some hair rapped around the impeller...

 

Randall

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St. Louis, MO

• Aug 1, 2002

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i had to jump off of watercooling until i find a place for my radiator, but i cleaned out my setup and saw that my pump is covered in some white grime, probably some crazy mineral/salt in the water (i hate living in this small town ONLY because of the water!) so i need to clean that and my block out.. just dish soap? or anything special?
-randall

 

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JaY_III

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• Aug 1, 2002

• Thread Starter
• #6

so no other tips on how to mantain the pump other than what i already did?

Randall, as for cleaning a water block, you can use butain...
Fill the block up with butain and blow the gunk out...
i set my leg on fire doing that once

or the SAFER meathod, fill the block up with Vinigar and let it sit for a while, then rinse the vinigar out.

 

MajinSSJVegetto

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Coppell, Texas

• Aug 1, 2002

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Make sure you use distilled water and water wetter, and keep the system closed. That keeps any junk from getting in.

If your using a open system for a bong or something, get a water filter.

 

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JaY_III

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• Aug 1, 2002

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• #8

no water wetter for me....
Got a WaterTower...

might go bug some people at the pet store about upkeep of pumps.

thanks for the input.