Hey all. I have needle wheel skimmer with a venturi nozzle. I turned it off a few days ago to clean the needle wheel and the in-tank screen. When i turned it back on, i noticed it was sucking like 1/3 to 1/4 of the air it was before. I dumped a bunch of fresh RO/DI water down the venturi line to no avail. I also checked and made sure the air hose wasn't pinched.
What's the deal?
__________________ Samuel
"If they but knew it, almost all men in their degree, some time or other, cherish very nearly the same feelings towards the ocean with me.... There is magic in it. Let the most absent-minded men be plunged in his deepest reveries--stand that man on his legs, set his feet a-going, and he will infallibly lead you to water, if water there be in all that region."
I had a similar problem with my skimmer a while ago. My problem was a small object lodged in the venturi, that was partially blocking it. I couldn't see it, but when I tried to push a small nail in...no go. Once I was able to pop it out...problem solved.
Hehe, on my way to work today i thought about pushing a pipe cleaner through there. I will give that a shot and see what happens.
__________________ Samuel
"If they but knew it, almost all men in their degree, some time or other, cherish very nearly the same feelings towards the ocean with me.... There is magic in it. Let the most absent-minded men be plunged in his deepest reveries--stand that man on his legs, set his feet a-going, and he will infallibly lead you to water, if water there be in all that region."
That's exactly what it was! I had some calcium buildup in the venturi. I poked it out with a safety pin and it is back to normal!
Thanks all!
__________________ Samuel
"If they but knew it, almost all men in their degree, some time or other, cherish very nearly the same feelings towards the ocean with me.... There is magic in it. Let the most absent-minded men be plunged in his deepest reveries--stand that man on his legs, set his feet a-going, and he will infallibly lead you to water, if water there be in all that region."
I did the same thing! I checked everything but the last tiny bit of the venturi figuring nothing could have gotten in there. DOH! It doesn't take much to choke it off.
You know, I always flusk my venturi with fresh water. But, this makes me wonder if I should run a couple mills of vingar through it once a week? I have the vinegar handy because I use it for dosing kalk so it wouldn't be any big deal.
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