Any xP3 experts out there?

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Yes.

Make sure its locked very well. Also if the media baskets are loaded that will slow flow. What exactly are you running in the baskets?

Is the impeller magnet scuffed or wore?

Is the impeller magnet housing (where it spins) damaged or worn?

When i had my xp4 i had to fiddle with it a few timees before it sealed and ran properly.

When u latch it do it diagnoly so u latch top left 1st bottom right 2nd top right 3rd and bottom left 4th.

Also take the rubber seal out of the top where it seals to the canister, clean it/where it seats under water making sure there is not debris. Reseal it with pretroleum jelly.

Another tip is to make sure the hoses are gunk free and the canister has to be min or 3 or so feet beloow the tank,i dont know it exactly off hand, make sure the intake extensions are tightly sealed. If the tubes already primed just lock it in place and let it fill up with tank water, wait 5 min and fire up a little shake when full will help clear air.

Look on the top right of the canister (where the water enters, it would be ur top left latch area if facing front) when running with a bright flash lite, if u see bubbles then air is entering with water so the can has air leak, likely where the can seals to the motor housing. Make sure that top plate is even on all sides with a flashlite, ive noticed when filling it can get loose. U can see threw can while its running and narrow the problem down. I noticed ur using a spray bar so the flow isnt that much, take it off and snap a pic so i can eyeball flow


Make sure its level! And that all baskets are perfectly horizontal, the xp seris is tricky but when running its awesome. If none of that works seal the all the orings with pretroleum.


#1 S. Vettel
 
yes you are correct F1 Vet, the impeller is broken, i figured that out after i called the lfs guy, the magnet isn't attached to the red impeller, and he is sending us one for free. If this doesn't work i'll keep you guys updated on it.
 
yes you are correct F1 Vet, the impeller is broken, i figured that out after i called the lfs guy, the magnet isn't attached to the red impeller, and he is sending us one for free. If this doesn't work i'll keep you guys updated on it.

Oh it will work like a charm! In the mean time nows ur chance to clean every inch! Hot water and vinegar then let it soak for an hour and she will run like new!

Glad i could help!

#1 S. Vettel
 
Oh and I wouldn't use petroleum jelly, it can deterioriate the O-rings. Use silicone lubricant instead.
 
Oh and I wouldn't use petroleum jelly, it can deterioriate the O-rings. Use silicone lubricant instead.
Umm we already found the prob, not the seal so dont worry. And if the seal is BAD thats what PJ is for, im not saying apply it on a good seal its an emergency fix.


#1 S. Vettel
 
Doesn't matter if the problem was identified or not. Suggesting using petroleum jelly on rubber Orings is bad advice.
 
Im glad you found the issue. I had the same problem. I bought mine new and used it for 6 weeks then cleaned it, put it all back together and it spins then quit, took it apart and found out that the Impeller is cracked. Rena sent me a new one but took them 2 weeks... so while waiting for it ended up getting a Rio2100 impeller and its still running now, when i clean I will put the new impeller they sent me. Good luck!
 
We got it running! Turns out along with the impellor being broken there was a rubber grommit thing stuck in the motor area, so we took one off the new one and stuck it up in there and it works like new! I also put some cycled biomax in there to jumpstart the cycle. Thanks for all the help!

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