fan for aqua pods

fishy head

fishy head

Member
i have had my aqua pod for 5 months now and the fan that blows the air out of the lighting keeps on making a funny noise,,,almost like a dirt bike. but after a couple of secoconds it goes away. but yesterday it did not go away so i stared to bang on the fan, then it started to work. this morning the fan did not go on until five min. after i turned it on :scared: :mad: . Also the worst part about it is that i am going up in my cabin for thanksgiving, and i am worried that my fan will not work and my lights will burn out when i am gone,,,,and i am leaving wensday
what should i do
 
chipmaker

chipmaker

Active Member
Call Aqua POd and complain and they should send yu a new replacement fan since it should still be on warranty. HOWEVER...there is a quick remedy, and sometimes it will last for a long long time or maybe just go back to giving problems the next day.
First off gain access to the fan. Try blowing it out with compressed air. The little cans of compressed air they sell for blowing out computers etc work fine for this purpose. Give it a good blowing out. If it still howls or makes noise, if you look at the fan real close you will see one side of the fans in the middle has a label on it. It may say how many volts, the company name etc etc. Peel a corner of this label off so it exposes the end of the armature shaft and bearing under this label. Then take a tooth pick and dip it into some light oil such as 3 in 1 oil or sewing machine oil, or push come to shove some #10 weight engine oil. Use a tooth pick to pickup some oil, and then just touch the center portion of the bearing armature (will be exact center of fan assembly under label sticker) and allow some oil to wick off into the bearing. Allow to set a minute or two to soak into the bearing / bushing, and push label back on. This should fix the noise and get you back to shape long term. The problem is either the motor is caked up with lint and dirt or the bearing or bushing is dry.
 
chellie4u2

chellie4u2

Member
My aqua pod had this problem and i contacted my LFS
where i bought it and my tank had been recalled for that same problem.
 
chipmaker

chipmaker

Active Member
Thats a new one on me that they were recalled for a noisy or dry fan bearing They only had one recall to the best of my knowledge and that was for improper wiring. I have one myself and its the only notificaition I ever got, but it was a day late and a few bucks short as I sold my pod before I even used it.
 
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lbaskball

Guest
The lights wont burn out if hte fan is not working unless you live in the desert. The tank will just get hot. The fan might have lot of dirt on it, which makes it harder to turn thus making noise, i have an aquapod and havnt had this problem. Maybe it is a defect. keep us updated
 
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