Hello all, your advice is greatly appreciated here.
I have been running an eheim 2227 wet/dry canister for about 2 1/2 - 3 years on my 75G. This filter has a wet/dry floater compartment attached to the front of the canister. It's a green cylinder with a styrofoam buoy inside that rises and falls with water level. There are 2 openings for water to travel into the floater compartment. 1 is at the top of the compartment and the other, larger opening, is at the bottom.
When i first installed the filter I wanted to see what would happen if the electricity went out. I pulled the plug and the canister filled up with water. The water level rose to the 1st opening (top opening) on the wet/dry floater compartment and would slowly drip out from it. I took it apart, re-assembled it and it still dripped when the power went out. Eventually over 6 months or so the drip stopped and I had no problems with it. Although I always considered it the weak link in my filter.
Tonight I cleaned the whole filter and changed substrate. I re-assembled it and fired it up. I then pulled the plug to make sure it wouldn't leak during a power failure. This time it sprayed from that same place at the wet/dry floater compartment that it originally dripped from a couple years ago. I took it apart, cleaned those black sealing 0-rings and put it back together. Tested it again and still, it sprayed like it crazy. What should i do? has anyone else had this problem? The o-rings look like they are in good shape...i think its just a lousy design on the part of eheim. Im just worried that if power goes out and I am not home i will return to a flood on my floor. help please!
I have been running an eheim 2227 wet/dry canister for about 2 1/2 - 3 years on my 75G. This filter has a wet/dry floater compartment attached to the front of the canister. It's a green cylinder with a styrofoam buoy inside that rises and falls with water level. There are 2 openings for water to travel into the floater compartment. 1 is at the top of the compartment and the other, larger opening, is at the bottom.
When i first installed the filter I wanted to see what would happen if the electricity went out. I pulled the plug and the canister filled up with water. The water level rose to the 1st opening (top opening) on the wet/dry floater compartment and would slowly drip out from it. I took it apart, re-assembled it and it still dripped when the power went out. Eventually over 6 months or so the drip stopped and I had no problems with it. Although I always considered it the weak link in my filter.
Tonight I cleaned the whole filter and changed substrate. I re-assembled it and fired it up. I then pulled the plug to make sure it wouldn't leak during a power failure. This time it sprayed from that same place at the wet/dry floater compartment that it originally dripped from a couple years ago. I took it apart, cleaned those black sealing 0-rings and put it back together. Tested it again and still, it sprayed like it crazy. What should i do? has anyone else had this problem? The o-rings look like they are in good shape...i think its just a lousy design on the part of eheim. Im just worried that if power goes out and I am not home i will return to a flood on my floor. help please!
