Advice for a noisy Filstar

B Considine · Post by **B Considine** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 10:11 am

Dave,
Answer to question 1: The stand is an old piece of Scan furniture and the filter won't fit underneath (the whole thing's only 22" off the floor)
Answer to question 2: I originally didn't trim the hoses because I plan on eventually replacing above mentioned stand with something studier, with an open back, and higher off the ground. I trimmed the hoses by about a foot on Saturday.

Aaron,
Won't vasoline eventually make the hoses brittle?

jcali10 · Post by **jcali10** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 11:57 am

I don't know about causing brittleness, but how about a non-petroleum lubricant? I have a new XP2 I will be using soon and I was unable to get the tubing 2 inches onto the plastic piece as the directions instructed.

Post by **krisw** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 12:33 pm

If you can't get the tubing on a connector, sometimes it helps to put a cup of water in the microwave for a few minutes, and then dip the end of the hose in that. It'll soften it up a little bit.

Judi · Post by **Judi** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 1:22 pm

I soaked the hose ends in really hot water, and used a thin smear of vegetable oil for lubrication, and the hoses slid right on. I can't take credit for coming up with that idea all by myself; if I remember correctly, Dave posted it on another forum

Aaron · Post by **Aaron** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 2:24 pm

B Considine wrote:
Aaron,
Won't vasoline eventually make the hoses brittle?

I"m not sure about that. I do know that my Eheim came with a little packet of it for that very purpose.

B Considine · Post by **B Considine** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 2:27 pm

Is there any particular product I can buy?

ingg · Post by **ingg** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 2:53 pm

You have the alternative product in your house.

Totally natural, doesn't harm livestock, doesn't break down rubber.

It is called vegetable oil.

Does the same thing, without the possible harm of the vaseline.

JMLenke · Post by **JMLenke** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 4:32 pm

It probably wasnt vaseline.

Usually the packets that are included are a silicon based grease.

If you rinse well, I have heard of more then 1 person using PAM as an alternative, personally I would rather heat it up and slip it on instead.

B Considine · Post by **B Considine** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 8:56 am

Took the thing completely apart last night. The o-ring on the bottom of the housing was broken, so I'll need to replace that. Also, I took the housing apart to find it filled with water. From what I read at the Rena faq, that's also due to faulty o-rings on the disconnect. However, these appeared to be in fine shape.

Is there anything else that I might be overlooking?

For now, I'm back to the 2213 and Whisper 2 combo.

ingg · Post by **ingg** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 9:31 am

Housing is supposed to fill with water. I mean... it is a pump, mine all always have water in them

What FAQ are you reading that said that? Can't find any reference to it on their official site, nor on the parts service site.

The only reference to quick connect o-rings I've ever seen had to do with leaking at the power cord, nothing to do with cavitation...

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