Please help, I have an aquaclear 70 on one of my tanks and I am having non stop problems with the filter. The motor keeps quitting on me. I have had had a number of aquaclear a over the years and have never had any issues but this is getting very frustrating. I have taken the motor off a number of times, clean it all out and I have even applied Vaseline on the magnet to grease it. No matter what I try, I can't keep the motor running. When I plug it in it will fire up for a few seconds then cuts out. If I give the impeller a little touch it will fire up again but it quits a few seconds later. I do have sand in the tank, can that be a cause of my issues? Please give me any advice, I can't keep this thing running.
Aquaclear impeller problems.
- Thread starter rlane
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Sounds like the motor is bad.you can clean out the hole in the impeller.the shaft or internal stuff in the motor could be bad.you can Buy just a motor replacement
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I concur.
As you have described it all, it looks like it is time you get a new motor for that AC 70.
http://www.amazon.com/AquaClear-Mot...367901118&sr=8-1&keywords=Aquaclear++70+motor
By the way, I have two AC, 70 and 110.
Cheers.
As you have described it all, it looks like it is time you get a new motor for that AC 70.
http://www.amazon.com/AquaClear-Mot...367901118&sr=8-1&keywords=Aquaclear++70+motor
By the way, I have two AC, 70 and 110.
Cheers.
Its a magnetic drive impeller. The magnet can be worn out from sand abrasion. You can try replacing the Impeller but it probably better to just buy a new filter.
