Regular Member emilydelong Posted June 23, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted June 23, 2008 I have a Rena Air 400 for my fish tank. We had a blackout and I didn't have any back flow things on the air tubes, so the pump flooded. It is not pumping out any more air. I drained the water out but it still isn't working. Is there any way for me to fix it or do I need to buy a new one? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member daryl Posted June 23, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted June 23, 2008 The biggest danger in a flooded piece of equipment is electrical shock. I am assuming you have it safely unplugged, correct? Take a look at the pump. You should see some screws on it somewhere. Open it up and set it open to dry really well inside and outside. Once fully dry - it may take a day or two - you can try reassembling it and trying it again. THere are more ways to test it and to fix it, but they can get rather complicated, so I suggest if this does not work, I would not use it. IF you do not have a check valve on your air pumps, it is at least a wise idea to put in a "drip loop". This works to keep water from running down an electrical cord and shorting out a plug as well as, in many cases, from flooding an air pump. A drip loop that places a portion of the cord at anyplace lower than the plug is adequate for water running down an elecrrical cord. Placing your air pump higher than the water surface (on a shelf behind the tank or some such) creates a "drip loop" for the air hose. I am sorry. Power outages are a horrid fear of mine. They can be really expensive to remedy after they are over. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member emilydelong Posted June 23, 2008 Author Regular Member Share Posted June 23, 2008 It's unplugged. I unscrewed it and put it outside in the sun. I hope it's salvagable, I don't have much extra cash these days to replace it. We had a tornado and the power went out for 3 days. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin koko Posted June 23, 2008 Admin Share Posted June 23, 2008 Im sorry this happened With mine (like Daryl said) keep it above so it has a loop, my guppy tank it sits on top of the HOB so it will not let water into the pump its self 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member daryl Posted June 23, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted June 23, 2008 That is really a bummer. What with the tornados and the Mississippi rising every day, things just do not stay dry! I hope it works again for you. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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