eheim leaking

[chris jacobs]

HELP-- eheim leaks when power is off

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I bought a used eheim 2026 canister filter and it works great except if you shut the power off it leaks. When its running, its fine, I do not understand, any insight would be greatly appreciated.
my tanks
48 gallon flat back hex- oceanic-3 silver dollars-1 festivium -2tiger barbs-1 red tail shark- pleco-1 rosy bard
46 gallon bow - lake malawi species(4 yellow labs-3 red zebras-2 pseudo damasonis-1 electric blue-1 pleco
just bought used 75 to replace a 35 hex(2 gold severums-2 mollies-s swords - 3 glolite tetras- 1 cory cat

 

[Darkblade48]

Ah yes, this problem, I sometimes have it too.

When you pull back the quick release valve, if it's not fully in the locked position (i.e. you will hear a click when it is fully locked), it begins to leak water (when it's off). However, when it's running, nothing is wrong.

I have a similar problem (I have a 2028), but it might be a manufacturing defect, or it might not be. Either way, I don't have a problem with it, because I always leave it in the "fully locked" position so it doesn't leak.

 

[Jason01]

Bad/dryed out seal perhaps?

Reason being that when running, most cannisters are under a vacuum(except for the output), and water would not leak out, only air would be pulled in(possibly). When you turn it off, you lose the vacuum, and voila! Water Leak!
I would try to lube the seals/gaskets.

HTH

 

[nvision]

guys, make sure you're not using eheim's first generation double-tap unit for the 2026--do a search and you will find some articles on it. eheim is offering a replacement for that part. if your double-tap has a grey valve lever (not red), it is most likely the defective version which cause slight leakage near the hoses.

 

[Darkblade48]

guys, make sure you're not using eheim's first generation double-tap unit for the 2026--do a search and you will find some articles on it. eheim is offering a replacement for that part. if your double-tap has a grey valve lever (not red), it is most likely the defective version which cause slight leakage near the hoses.

Really, I must learn more about this, is it on their official site? How do I go about getting a replacement?

 

[nvision]

i think by now you should be able to inquire directly with eheim. they should know all about this,

http://www.eheim.com/email.html

 

[JSchmidt]

From where is it leaking? Where is the water seeping from?

Jim

 

[Darkblade48]

From what I can tell, the water usually leaks from the lid, so I thought it might be an O-ring problem instead of a double tap problem

On top of this, after surfing and searching the official Eheim site (I can't read German, so I ended up randomly clicking, though it does become a bit intuitive after awhile ), I can't find a Pro II model that has the red double tap as nvision mentionned.

I did however, find a Pro III model That will seem interestingly, though it only seems to be in Germany right now.

 

[blitzen25bm]

if the the lig check out the oring for cracks and make sure its seated. if it is you can wash and dry everything and then oil up the ring a little.

 

[JSchmidt]

Every time my Eheims have leaked from around the lid, it was when the canister was either too dirty and flow was inhibited, or (more likely) the O-ring needs lubrication or replacement. I'd try a good thorough cleaning (especially the O-ring and where it seats) first. If that doesn't do the trick, you might need a new O-Ring.

HTH,
Jim