maxi jet blow out

[reef_guru]

interesting dilema:
with the new power stream upgrade the impeller shaft blew out the back of the maxijet leaving the impeller in place.

[aquaboy]

so the metal shaft flew out of the maxijet and thru the back and it didnt hurt anything.....??? weird!

Oh, and Amcarrig, i changed my Avatar seeing that you may find some cruel enjoyment in it

[reef_guru]

yup, the shaft with the rear rubber stopper came out the back of the jet leaving the front rubber, impeller and rotor in place. ive used maxijets for years and have never had this happen, there the sherman tanks of power heads.

[aquaboy]

Wow. How old is it? Did you Mod it? I would think it would go the other way......unless a power surge or something caused the magnetism in the magnet part to become so extreme and force it out the back.......

[reef_guru]

its only a couple months old and i didnt modify it

[aquaboy]

i have a spare 1200 impeller....but im not sure that would fix it......call manufacterer. They have a warranty on them

[reef_guru]

fixed it, weld on 16 and a small piece of acrylic, all good

[aquaboy]

Good weird though.....

[aquaboy]

BTW, did you get your $?

[tazzy695]

do you have pictures of the dammage and repair