hydor l30 leaked out of nowhere

4rm4g3dd0n · 01-June-04, 06:51 PM

so i turn off my comp today, and i think i smell some coolant. weird, since its been checked repeatedly for leaks. lo and behold, water is coming out of the front of my hydor l30 (not the tube iself, but out of the front of the pump). i took some household cement, and covered basically the entire front in it, hopefully that will seal up the leak. kinda strange, it happened out of nowhere

Slider · 01-June-04, 07:10 PM

How long have you been using it?

4rm4g3dd0n · 01-June-04, 10:46 PM

1 month. 1 freaking month. its totally owned, ive tried covering almost every hole with household cement and still leaks. this is so gay nobody buy the l30

Slider · 01-June-04, 11:28 PM

I have a Hydor L30 been running about month and a half no probs. And it was used.

Red02 · 01-June-04, 11:37 PM

I too have the l30 and have been running it for about 4 months maybe more. I havent had a single problem with it, so silent. Hardly know its running

4rm4g3dd0n · 02-June-04, 01:11 AM

mine worked great too until, u know, the front destroyed itself and left a mess

putwig · 02-June-04, 05:55 AM

You need to figure out exactly where it is leaking.

You either have a crack in the impeller housing (usually from over tightening the barbs), or you are leaking from a seal. The other option would be leaking from a barb connection or hose connection.

Anyhow, sorry to hear about your leak. This has not been a big problem with the L30 to date.

4rm4g3dd0n · 02-June-04, 02:50 PM

i figured out what it was. the barb on the front, the intake one that isheld on with that blue piece, got bent cause i had too short of a tube on it and it was pullng it up, i put it back on and caulked every opening on the blue thing, it looks nasty but hopefully it will work,, ill get a new one eventually but right now i need a temporary solution, ill post pics tomorrow

Slider · 02-June-04, 03:17 PM

Human Error.

4rm4g3dd0n · 02-June-04, 03:26 PM

it was still pretty cheap if it did that lol, ud have to see it to see exactly what im talking about. it was technically my fault but it was honestly very cheap the way it broke, and it should not have broken that easily

stereomod · 02-June-04, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Slider


	Human Error.

yeah thats what it sounds like!!
oh well we all have those days

4rm4g3dd0n · 03-June-04, 01:38 AM

tried everything, still leaking... pos

as far as im concerned, while i might have put a little pressure on it, it was nothing it should not have handled, and its rediculous that i have to replace it. the l3 is quiet and has good flow rates, but cmon the design of the front is obviously ass if it cant handle a little of vertical pull (it wasnt that much i assure you).

hydor is a company i will not uy from again, water cooling components only get 1 chance, cuase theres too much risk involved to give them 2, luckily my mobo missed the puddle ( i think, i havnt actually fired it up yet)

tim_programmer · 03-June-04, 06:02 PM

its unfortunate u had a bad incident with the hydor i have recently got one for my first water cooling mine luckily will be submersed but it looks as tho u had a run in with bad luck and although im not trying to be nasty it sounds like its ur fault its a pump designed for fish tankks it isnt meant to be indestructable it should be treated with respect

TYCOON · 03-June-04, 06:23 PM

RMA it

That is the answer to all my problems ehehe

caxis0 · 03-June-04, 11:00 PM

They are big as all get out, but the Eheim pumps seem to be the most reliable. I am about to order one for myself. People on different forums that I read have reported them running for years and years without any problems!

Bruce

meveld · 03-June-04, 11:54 PM

I used to use an L20(basically the same as the l30).

That same thing happened to me once, seems that pump body gasket dries out or something. Luckily I had two of those pumps.

You could e-mail the home office of Hydor, I think they sell replacement parts.

4rm4g3dd0n · 12-June-04, 04:07 PM

too late i ordered an l35, 20 gph more, well see how reliable that one is

ZENNZZO · 12-June-04, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by 4rm4g3dd0n


	too late i ordered an l35, 20 gph more, well see how reliable that one is

There is a keyway that has to line up, and it is possible that you might have turned it out of place fittting up the hose. Remove the blue ring and spin the plate till you feel it seat. Then screw down the blue collar.

Digital-World · 12-June-04, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by ZENNZZO


	There is a keyway that has to line up, and it is possible that you might have turned it out of place fittting up the hose. Remove the blue ring and spin the plate till you feel it seat. Then screw down the blue collar.

Yeah I was about to mention that.....
If that keyway isnt in just right then the housing doesnt sit completeley in the socket....The Rubber O-Ring can only take so much....were you cavitatiing or getting any air prior to the big leak? the blue locking ring is pretty thick and doesn't appear to break to easily...Not sure what happened in your case but I have been running this pump over a year now and no problems at all....

nev_payne · 14-June-04, 06:57 AM

ouch yep deffinantly blown a gasket - next one you buy submerge in concreate with the pipes stiking out of the concrete block. I think you could then safly say it was leak proof.

01-June-04, 06:51 PM		#1 (permalink)
4rm4g3dd0n Apex Elite Tech	hydor l30 leaked out of nowhere so i turn off my comp today, and i think i smell some coolant. weird, since its been checked repeatedly for leaks. lo and behold, water is coming out of the front of my hydor l30 (not the tube iself, but out of the front of the pump). i took some household cement, and covered basically the entire front in it, hopefully that will seal up the leak. kinda strange, it happened out of nowhere

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Slider Ghostrider	How long have you been using it?

01-June-04, 10:46 PM		#3 (permalink)
4rm4g3dd0n Apex Elite Tech	1 month. 1 freaking month. its totally owned, ive tried covering almost every hole with household cement and still leaks. this is so gay nobody buy the l30

01-June-04, 11:28 PM		#4 (permalink)
Slider Ghostrider	I have a Hydor L30 been running about month and a half no probs. And it was used.

01-June-04, 11:37 PM		#5 (permalink)
Red02 Freck-hoe-d	I too have the l30 and have been running it for about 4 months maybe more. I havent had a single problem with it, so silent. Hardly know its running

02-June-04, 01:11 AM		#6 (permalink)
4rm4g3dd0n Apex Elite Tech	mine worked great too until, u know, the front destroyed itself and left a mess

02-June-04, 05:55 AM		#7 (permalink)
putwig Dr. Hydro Pimp	You need to figure out exactly where it is leaking. You either have a crack in the impeller housing (usually from over tightening the barbs), or you are leaking from a seal. The other option would be leaking from a barb connection or hose connection. Anyhow, sorry to hear about your leak. This has not been a big problem with the L30 to date.

02-June-04, 02:50 PM		#8 (permalink)
4rm4g3dd0n Apex Elite Tech	i figured out what it was. the barb on the front, the intake one that isheld on with that blue piece, got bent cause i had too short of a tube on it and it was pullng it up, i put it back on and caulked every opening on the blue thing, it looks nasty but hopefully it will work,, ill get a new one eventually but right now i need a temporary solution, ill post pics tomorrow

02-June-04, 03:17 PM		#9 (permalink)
Slider Ghostrider	Human Error.

02-June-04, 03:26 PM		#10 (permalink)
4rm4g3dd0n Apex Elite Tech	it was still pretty cheap if it did that lol, ud have to see it to see exactly what im talking about. it was technically my fault but it was honestly very cheap the way it broke, and it should not have broken that easily

03-June-04, 01:38 AM		#12 (permalink)
4rm4g3dd0n Apex Elite Tech	tried everything, still leaking... pos as far as im concerned, while i might have put a little pressure on it, it was nothing it should not have handled, and its rediculous that i have to replace it. the l3 is quiet and has good flow rates, but cmon the design of the front is obviously ass if it cant handle a little of vertical pull (it wasnt that much i assure you). hydor is a company i will not uy from again, water cooling components only get 1 chance, cuase theres too much risk involved to give them 2, luckily my mobo missed the puddle ( i think, i havnt actually fired it up yet)

03-June-04, 06:02 PM		#13 (permalink)
tim_programmer Apex Advanced Techie	its unfortunate u had a bad incident with the hydor i have recently got one for my first water cooling mine luckily will be submersed but it looks as tho u had a run in with bad luck and although im not trying to be nasty it sounds like its ur fault its a pump designed for fish tankks it isnt meant to be indestructable it should be treated with respect

03-June-04, 06:23 PM		#14 (permalink)
TYCOON Apex Tech God	RMA it That is the answer to all my problems ehehe

03-June-04, 11:00 PM		#15 (permalink)
caxis0 BigA's Special Project	They are big as all get out, but the Eheim pumps seem to be the most reliable. I am about to order one for myself. People on different forums that I read have reported them running for years and years without any problems! Bruce

03-June-04, 11:54 PM		#16 (permalink)
meveld Apex Techie Wannabe	I used to use an L20(basically the same as the l30). That same thing happened to me once, seems that pump body gasket dries out or something. Luckily I had two of those pumps. You could e-mail the home office of Hydor, I think they sell replacement parts.

12-June-04, 04:07 PM		#17 (permalink)
4rm4g3dd0n Apex Elite Tech	too late i ordered an l35, 20 gph more, well see how reliable that one is

14-June-04, 06:57 AM		#20 (permalink)
nev_payne Apex Tech God	ouch yep deffinantly blown a gasket - next one you buy submerge in concreate with the pipes stiking out of the concrete block. I think you could then safly say it was leak proof.