Penn Plax Cascade 1000 Canister Problems

[karmaconnection]

Hi,

This is my first post and my first canister filter. :help2:

I hooked everything up like the picture, with the spray bar, it worked but it gurgled and sounded like water surging periodically and the impeller was noisy. So I hooked it up with the spout and now no water comes through the pipes. I made sure the pipes/hoses were clear, I pumped it 4 times waited a minute or 2, then plugged it in and no water comes out, the motor sounds like it running, sometimes the impeller rattles. I pump it again while it's running but air bubbles come from the intake pipe where the protector cage connects. What am I doing wrong or what should I do?

Cordially,
Karma

 

[bored4]

Is the canister filling with water? pump the priming button really fast to start a suction to fill it.

 

[karmaconnection]

Yes the filter is full but I will pump fast again.

 

[karmaconnection]

Ok, I pumped it fast with and with out the pump on and air seem to come out of both the intake and out pipes.

 

[CWO4GUNNER]

If your trying to prime try taking the end of the outflow hose out of the water and pump again it should now prime. If not try flooding the intake hose with water so the hose is primed then try againe. But normally with any top motor basket filter you leave the out flow hose (leaving canister) end out of the water and in-flow hose (back to canister) in the water when pumping. Once primed return out-flow hose end back under water.

 

[karmaconnection]

Ok it worked!!!! YEAH!!! Now what's up with the noisy rattling impeller?

 

[CWO4GUNNER]

Ok it worked!!!! YEAH!!! Now what's up with the noisy rattling impeller?

Of course it worked becasue by having both hoses in the water when hand pump priming, pressure on each side of the hand pump is equalized and cannot move water, by removing the out flow end out of the water the hand pump now has the hydraulic advantage of un-equalized pressure and can now pump water against air and therefor prime.

The noise may go away or may be trapped air, now is when you can hand pump while it is running each pump will push trapped air out until its all gone.

 

[RodInCALIFORNIA]

tilt it over on one side to let the air out then sit it back up right. i use to have several 1000's and it always worked for me.

 

[dundadundun]

you probably damaged the impeller running it dry.

 

[HHC13]

My filter system seems to have lost volume considerably. I cleaned it even though it's only two weeks old but no improvement. Any ideas?