best3175 Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 You can read through the issues I have had with the Innovative Marine Fullsize Ghost Skimmer on my build thread here. Innovative Marine has been extremely responsive when i have contacted them. Kudos to their customer service. The noise issue comes down the the impeller coming loose of the magnet. What I am surprised by is how little the magnet has to separate from the magnet shaft. Here is a video demonstrating just how little the impeller has to rotate freely of the magnet in order to make a ridiculous amount of noise. I super-glued the impeller to the magnet and the skimmer is completely silent. Any noise I have ever experienced with this skimmer is due to the impeller separating for the shaft. So far, this fix has held for 8 hours. I will keep this thread up to date. Hopefully this will help others who are experiencing noise issues with this skimmer. Link to comment
jbb Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 I had to do the same thing on my SC skimmer, worked like a charm. Link to comment
Bobyboy Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 How long did this fix last? Link to comment
best3175 Posted August 26, 2016 Author Share Posted August 26, 2016 A couple of Months. Innovative sent me a replacement propeller. It is going on two years now. Link to comment
Canadianeh Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 is this issue applicable to all units? I am planning to get the desktop version one but this worried me :| Link to comment
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