Having problem with Renaissance Prime 30 Canister Filter

[makofury]

Hey, my renaissance canister filter isn't working, I plug it in and it sounds like it's trying to start up and let the air out, but it's supposed to stop and start flowing regularly after like 2 minutes max. It's not doing this for me, I poured in the 1 cup of water needed to prime the filter but it still doesn't work. Can Canister filter's be overly packed, cuz i did put a long of filter media inside the filter. Thanks for any replies.
MakoFury

 

[beth]

Hey there, I'm going to move your post over to our Equiptment Forum where I think you might get more help.
And yes, packing the canister tight with filter can inhibbit water flow. I'm not familiar with your brand canister, but is it new for you and you just haven't been able to get it started? Or are you just now having the problem with it after its been working?
Perhaps if you can tilt the canister on its side while its running so that the water flow will get going.
[ August 07, 2001: Message edited by: Beth ]