mark4785
Member
Today I filled up my tank with water and primed my external Fluval 406 filter to fill it up with water. As the tank water travelled down the outlet pipe to the filter chamber the segment of the pipe where the UP atomiser is connected started to drip every 2-3 minutes right next to plugs and other electrical equipment.
I have emptied the water from all pipes and removed all pipes from the tank just in case water travels down them somehow.
The UP atomiser was connected to the external pipe using jubilee clips as I wasn't happy with the black nuts that were supplied with the device; they just didn't seem to secure the device on to the pipe and it was easy to pull the pipe away from the device. However, now, for obvious reasons, I'm now not a fan of both the clips and the manufacturer nuts.
I'm a bit stuck now as I really wasn't expecting the pipe to leak because of how tight the jubilee clip was secured around it. I was told on this forum to not use ribbed pipes with the jubilee clips, however I ignored this advise as I'm not aware of any non-ribbed fluval pipes that will securely fit into the filters valve (the area where the pipes connect with the filter to deposit and withdraw water).
Advise at this stage would be great as me and my dad are very peeved with this filter system, and equally, the processes involved in installing this UP atomiser.
I have emptied the water from all pipes and removed all pipes from the tank just in case water travels down them somehow.
The UP atomiser was connected to the external pipe using jubilee clips as I wasn't happy with the black nuts that were supplied with the device; they just didn't seem to secure the device on to the pipe and it was easy to pull the pipe away from the device. However, now, for obvious reasons, I'm now not a fan of both the clips and the manufacturer nuts.
I'm a bit stuck now as I really wasn't expecting the pipe to leak because of how tight the jubilee clip was secured around it. I was told on this forum to not use ribbed pipes with the jubilee clips, however I ignored this advise as I'm not aware of any non-ribbed fluval pipes that will securely fit into the filters valve (the area where the pipes connect with the filter to deposit and withdraw water).
Advise at this stage would be great as me and my dad are very peeved with this filter system, and equally, the processes involved in installing this UP atomiser.