Brand new powerhead giving me trouble

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ericjc42

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Hey guys, first time post.

Bought my first powerhead last weekend at Petco. Imagitarium for a 75 gal. I plugged it in last night, it took about 5-10 seconds then kicked on with no issues. This morning there is no outgoing water flow? I unplugged it, checked for clogs or overheating and there wasn't anything that I could notice. I did a quick google search and people said it could be the internal fan not kicking on and to give it a little push start. I resubmerged the powerhead, plugged it back in and the fan was going already. There is little to no suction and absolutely no outflow. Am I missing something or do I just have a faulty item?

Thank you, guys and gals!
 
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Hey guys, first time post.

Bought my first powerhead last weekend at Petco. Imagitarium for a 75 gal. I plugged it in last night, it took about 5-10 seconds then kicked on with no issues. This morning there is no outgoing water flow? I unplugged it, checked for clogs or overheating and there wasn't anything that I could notice. I did a quick google search and people said it could be the internal fan not kicking on and to give it a little push start. I resubmerged the powerhead, plugged it back in and the fan was going already. There is little to no suction and absolutely no outflow. Am I missing something or do I just have a faulty item?

Thank you, guys and gals!


If you have the receipt take the power head back to the lfs.
 
Bring it back to Petco for an exchange it's defective.
 
Hey guys, first time post.

Bought my first powerhead last weekend at Petco. Imagitarium for a 75 gal. I plugged it in last night, it took about 5-10 seconds then kicked on with no issues. This morning there is no outgoing water flow? I unplugged it, checked for clogs or overheating and there wasn't anything that I could notice. I did a quick google search and people said it could be the internal fan not kicking on and to give it a little push start. I resubmerged the powerhead, plugged it back in and the fan was going already. There is little to no suction and absolutely no outflow. Am I missing something or do I just have a faulty item?

Thank you, guys and gals!

Welcome to MFK

Just realized that was your first post.
 
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