changing reeflo seals

[HUNGER]

http://melevsreef.com/dart_seals.html

[Reefpete]

Hope it goes well Dave. If you need me to entertain nessa while your working on it, lemme know brother.

[Neogenesis]

Very well written instructions......and it's a lot easier to do than one would think.  The biggest problem I ran into was getting the impeller off.

[Reefpete]

Very well written instructions......and it's a lot easier to do than one would think.  The biggest problem I ran into was getting the impeller off.

As I was reading the aforementioned well written instructions, I stopped at the separating the impeller part and looking at the threads of the shaft. I thought couldn't you use a very thin wrap of Teflon tape? 

[HUNGER]

ya i seen that to i will check mine when i do it  u are more than welcome to come over and ur lady ill have beer waiting

[DarinSchmidt]

with as rusty as that center bolt was, im surprised he didnt have to use any WD40 or something to get it loose.

[The WuSue]

I just did this fun little disassemble about a week ago. Save yourself a lot of time and use this setup to get the impeller off: When the rear shaft is exposed, clamp that into a sturdy vice (I had to have a friend hold the table it was on because mine was quite a bit rustier) and then use a the rubber strap type of pipe wrench to get the impeller off. The rest is really easy to disassemble and you might want to replace the internal bearings while you're in there. They were $7.48 for the pair at this shop in downtown Springfield called Maders.

[HUNGER]

ok will look into that

[Blown76mav]

Dave,

This is super easy did mine Saturday, all you need is a big straight blade screw driver on the end with the fan to hold the shaft to unscrew the impeller.  Mine was rusted so bad the shaft wouldn't turn in the seals untill I broke it free,  the impeller came right off due to the stainless nut inside that won't rust.  Took all of 20 mins to do.

[Reefpete]

u are more than welcome to come over and ur lady ill have beer waiting

Ahh, my hero

[Reefpete]

with as rusty as that center bolt was, im surprised he didnt have to use any WD40 or something to get it loose.

Use PB Blaster, WD40 isn't what it used to be.

[DarinSchmidt]

Use PB Blaster, WD40 isn't what it used to be.

so true

[HUNGER]

Use PB Blaster, WD40 isn't what it used to be.

got it

[HUNGER]

Dave,

This is super easy did mine Saturday, all you need is a big straight blade screw driver on the end with the fan to hold the shaft to unscrew the impeller.  Mine was rusted so bad the shaft wouldn't turn in the seals untill I broke it free,  the impeller came right off due to the stainless nut inside that won't rust.  Took all of 20 mins to do.

sweet did it hlep on ur micro bubbles urs isnt as bad as mine are

[Blown76mav]

sweet did it hlep on ur micro bubbles urs isnt as bad as mine are

Crystal clear water   and no salt spray halfway across the tile floor.

[HUNGER]

sweet thats what i wanted to hear

[Blown76mav]

Also don't be alarmed, the seals don't seal to the shaft.  They seal to each other to keep the water off the shaft.  It took me a few minutes of head scratching to see how they would work.....

[Neogenesis]

LOL.....at least I don't feel so bad now.....I did the same thing.

[Reefpete]

sweet did it hlep on ur micro bubbles urs isnt as bad as mine are

Duh, of course its going to decrease your micro bubbles.

[HUNGER]

Duh, of course its going to decrease your micro bubbles.

hey they better or ill be pissed

[HUNGER]

Also don't be alarmed, the seals don't seal to the shaft.  They seal to each other to keep the water off the shaft.  It took me a few minutes of head scratching to see how they would work.....

ok cool

[HUNGER]

well put new seals in and new impeller and now  it leaks even more any ideas?

[Neogenesis]

question is....where is it leaking from, around the shaft?

[HUNGER]

Yup u dont even need to turn it on to see it leaking its like the 2bulk seals are not sealing up

[Neogenesis]

Did you make sure that the seal in the pump housing is fully seated?  Also, did you use anything on the inside to ensure a good seal?  I  personally used a little silicone aound the outside edge just to make sure it was sealed good.