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Post by bettachris on Jan 4, 2007 20:06:11 GMT -5
i truely hate the 404, i like the 405 better.
but anyway, my 404 canister is leaking from where the top part meets the bottom canister. the water is comming out from the handles.
any ideas?
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Post by carlrs on Jan 4, 2007 20:56:44 GMT -5
I am not a Fluval fan, but I have used many successfully in my service business (from the original 01 to the 04 and now we have 05s).
I have had this happen on multiple occasions.
Sometimes the bottom canister is just to expanded as Hagen used a strange canister design for the 04 series (not that the others did not have flaws too).
Usually replacement of the O ring and/or wrapping teflon tape on the inside of the groove where the O ring seats (remove the O ring first). Then lubricate the O ring with silicone lubricant (better than Vasoline), replace the O ring and 80 % of the time this worked.
Neither I or my service personelle went out on a job without teflon tape and silicone lubricant (amonst many other essential basics such as methylene blue and other meds, test kits, wonder shells, vacuums, electrical repair equipment and so on)
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