I listened to the episode on powerhead care and maintenance a while back and I imagine that it's no different for bigger pumps. I haven't kept up with cleaning my pumps like should and I figure I should probably start. I have changed an impeller in my Mag before, but do I need to take them apart to clean them or will I have just as much luck running them for a little while in a vinegar/water mix?

I listened to the episode on powerhead care and maintenance a while back and I imagine that it's no different for bigger pumps. I haven't kept up with cleaning my pumps like should and I figure I should probably start. I have changed an impeller in my Mag before, but do I need to take them apart to clean them or will I have just as much luck running them for a little while in a vinegar/water mix?

What I do to ALL my pumps which includes a Mag24 is run for a hour or two in a large bucket with white vinegar diluted with a little ro/di water. Then I disassemble the pump and scrub and clean all the parts with a old toothbrush.

Then I reassemble.......god as new :cool:

i actually have a video on this exact topic, cleaning mags and maxi-jets..
just havent done any work on it, its all still on tape

but yes, Kevin is right on

Well where is it Rob? lol Only kiddin' Man... I took Kevin's suggestion in the previous post, it worked great. I still look forward to the video when you get to it though Rob. The video's are really helpful, sometimes they even give me other ideas.

yes, its actually part of another project im working on, so i haven't really done anything with the video.

im supposed to be getting some new editing software, so maybe i will use that as a practice project, and just release it for fun.. :)

I was just messin' with ya.

I've never tried video editing. I've still got an 8mm video camera. I do have an older version of Adobe Premier, that I never bothered to learn.

not a huge premier fan, but im going to start working in Apple's Final Cut soon

I keep a backup mag on hand, so I put that on the tank, and remove all the powerheads/pumps that are dirty. Then I put them in the bathtub with about 10g of vinegar and 10g of water and let them run for about 1-2days. I also clean them out with a toothbrush. I do that once a year.

I keep a backup mag on hand, so I put that on the tank, and remove all the powerheads/pumps that are dirty. Then I put them in the bathtub with about 10g of vinegar and 10g of water and let them run for about 1-2days. I also clean them out with a toothbrush. I do that once a year.
ten gallons of vinegar? :eek:

No kiddin', ten gallons???

Do you own stock in one of the vinegar manufacturer's? lol

wow...
thats alot...lol

about every 2-3 months is fine.. with a cup a vinegar and up 5 gallons of hot water.
but them in a bucket and let them run for 2-12 hours (depending on how dirty they are)

i have cleaned the nastiest pumps this way... works perfect