Attaching powerhead to canister...good idea? :D

[Freezekougra]

I have a noisy eheim 2213. The impeller is old so that might be the problem, but if it isn't, I don't want to buy a new impeller and still have a noisy filter. I already have two powerheads at home, maxijet and CAP(294gph and 264gph). Will these powerheads be able to handle the strain of pushing or pulling water through the tubes? And should the powerheads be attached to the canister intake or canister outtake?

 

[cichlid2006]

Powerheads aren't really built for taxing jobs like pulling/pushing water through a ton of media, an under gravel filter is one thing but through fine sponge and polishing pads/floss is another matter all together. They will quickly burn out in tough jobs like that.
You would be better attaching a proper water pump of somekind, for example a New Jet 1700 or a Hozelock Cascade. Both are built for more taxing jobs like fountains and pushing water up pipes from sumps.

If you go ahead and do it I would definitely attach it to pull the water through the filter rather than pushing it through. That way it avoids the powerhead/pump coming into contact with all the crap all the time increasing the life of the product and reducing maintenance.

A pump will definitely be cheaper in the long run as they will last much longer.

 

[KaiserSousay]

If you don`t want to invest in a new impeller, even though 99.5 out of 100 times that will solve a noise problem, get a pump.
I doubt any sucess trying to use your powerheads.

 

[Chaz88]

I haven't priced impellers lately but replacing that seams more cost effective, unless you have a pump laying around.

 

[CLDarnell]

It's pretty easy to tell if it's the impeller. Try the canister once without the impeller. You don't even need to add water for this. Also, check inside the impeller housing for any bumps or protrusions your impeller can be banging against. Then look to see if there is any heavy scoring inside the impeller mounts. If these all check out, then it's your impeller. There's not much else going on inside a canister.