Yesterday I decided it was time to check & clean the filter, especially in view of next 3-week trip...
As usual, detaching the tap from the head was an impossible mission: it just stays stuck in there, no matter how much one pushes that damn red button. I eventually opened the filter head without removing the tap, causing the expected flood in the cabinet. Later on I noticed that forcing the flow lever towards the OFF position may do the trick. To the next time....
Apart from the usual brownish mud, the filter was actually quite clean.
Again, problems afterwards: no matter how full the tank was, priming was simply impossible. I scratched my fingers to bleeding point in the attempt to restart, to no avail. The impression was that simply no water at all was sucked in. Spent the evening with that, and eventually gave up, leaving also the inline heater off, inevitably.
Today morning, thanks to the usual good advice of the folks in the TFF, I "solved" the problem the old way, sucking in the water from the pipe's end.
Now, Eheim, for the cost you charge your filters, a bit better engineering would be appreciated!
As usual, detaching the tap from the head was an impossible mission: it just stays stuck in there, no matter how much one pushes that damn red button. I eventually opened the filter head without removing the tap, causing the expected flood in the cabinet. Later on I noticed that forcing the flow lever towards the OFF position may do the trick. To the next time....
Apart from the usual brownish mud, the filter was actually quite clean.
Again, problems afterwards: no matter how full the tank was, priming was simply impossible. I scratched my fingers to bleeding point in the attempt to restart, to no avail. The impression was that simply no water at all was sucked in. Spent the evening with that, and eventually gave up, leaving also the inline heater off, inevitably.
Today morning, thanks to the usual good advice of the folks in the TFF, I "solved" the problem the old way, sucking in the water from the pipe's end.
Now, Eheim, for the cost you charge your filters, a bit better engineering would be appreciated!
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