Penguin Mini - Occasional Churning Noise?

[jiffy]

Sometimes (lets say once a day) my Penguin Mini makes a churning sound, as if its filling itself with water, for a few seconds. As it is stopping, tiny bubbles are comming out of the filter out-take. Then it stops and continues running quietly.

I'm not quite sure why its doing this, but I am wondering if it is time to consider looking for a new filter to have as a backup (if I can find a sale on one now it might be better than having to run out to the store and pay to much).

You thoughts?

 

[FroggyFox]

Have you taken it apart and cleaned it out good? Sometimes if you have gunk on the impeller it will cause issues like that. I have an old toothbrush (never used with toothpaste etc, just new and has been used on aquarium stuff) that works nicely for cleaning the parts of my filters.

 

[TommyR]

Yes, do a good total cleaning of the filter, break it down per the instructions and clean everything. Impeller,etc. Mine does'nt make the sound you're describing.

Tom

 

[love_fish]

Yea, i have that filter, just take it apart and clean it. Its very simple to take apart too.