Filter Issue (Possibly broken)

[The_Desacrator]

So we just had a power outage and one of my filters isn't going after power was returned. The outage was like for 5 seconds. The filter is a Marineland Penguin 150. The impeller won't spin and I don't know how to fix it. We have a second filter that with a little finagling works now. What should I do?

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[Fresh2o]

Sometimes the magnet in the impeller gets "locked" when it is powered off. Build up from gunk around the impeller and shaft might cause this.
Try poking at the impeller with something slender such as a skewer or chopstick while the filter is plugged in. That usually frees it up.


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[The_Desacrator]

Thanks alot man worked like a charm.

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[Fresh2o]

I will send you my bill. LOL
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[ScotJudd]

So we just had a power outage and one of my filters isn't going after power was returned. The outage was like for 5 seconds. The filter is a Marineland Penguin 150. The impeller won't spin and I don't know how to fix it. We have a second filter that with a little finagling works now. What should I do?

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As a matter of interest, do you clean the impeller, spindle and all parts around them at every filter clean. They get very gundged up and need cleaning regularly.


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[The_Desacrator]

No I don't but I'll begin to

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