New mag-drive leaking

[ebayes11]

so i've plumbed up my closed-loop sqwd powered by a magdrive 7 pump, and the pump is leaking. the pump is new, just opened the box, and it looks like it is leaking from one of the edges, along a seam. is there anything i can do to stop this leaking? anyone been here before? thanks guys.

eric

[Brett Wilson]

I'd contact the manufacturer and see about a replacement.

I wouldnt fuss around with fixing a pump if I didnt have to.

[RobertG]

Call who ever you got it from. Let them replace it. Let them deal with Mag on there side. Sucks though. Maybe you could Submerge it. I read somewhere mags dont do well externally. Mine is external but have not seen any probs. At least not at this time Mag 24 though. Just my thoughts.

[matt]

The bigger mags do better external. If it's leaking around the o-ring, you can try removing the four bronze screws, re seating the o-ring, tighten carefully, see what happens.

[ebayes11]

it didn't seem to be leaking around the o-ring, but i went ahead and took off the cover, and reseated it all, and tightened it up. no leak. then i put it in place, and the cover cracked when i was moving the closed loop into position. just getting impatient, and got clumsy. gotta call them tomorrow to get another i suppose. thanks for the help guys.

eric

[kaiser]

I got a cover for a mag 7. $5.00 if You want it, I can ship for $4.00 Priority Mail.

[Tim Marvin]

Put a tiny bit of vasaline on the O ring when you get the new cover. Teflon tape the fittings and don't over tighten. They don't need to be super tight to seal.