AquaClear Filter - damaged my floor!!!

[bluefinned]

This morning I got off the bed and stepped into a paddle - boy, did that wake me up!! Having a 90 gallon in my bedroom and realizing the risks in case of any leaks, often gave me nightmares, and this morning it came true!

Upon investigating, I was "happy" to find out it wasn't my tank that leaked but one of my AquaClear Filters! It did enough damage as my hard-wood floor lifted in a couple of places... I unplugged it and threw it in the sink. :rant2:

The other one is still going, but quite frankly I'm terrified as I've lost my trust in it and will be switching to another filter this week. I can't wait to get rid of it. Just thought I'd share.

 

[tks4d2]

you didn't mention how it leaked. did it crack or what?

 

[IceH2O]

Did you recently clean it? Its possible you didn't seat the motor in correctly. It would leak from there pretty easily.

 

[Rallysman]

I'm curious to find out how it leaked too.

 

[bluefinned]

Yeah, I spotted a small crack at the bottom of the filter from where the water was dripping... I'll take a closer look when I get home and give a more detailed description.

It was running for about 4 months, last time I cleaned it was a couple of weeks ago.

 

[justintoxicated]

I'm losing my trust as well since te **** thing hardly every restarts when it is unplugged and the impeller has to be nudged to get it going again. also suddenly stopped on me a couple times while I was away for the weekend and caused huge spikes in my tank