I have a Mag 12, but I bet the Mag 5 is similar. All you have to do is
remove the impeller housing and impeller and clean them. Inspect the
impeller carefully for broken fins etc. Vinegar and water works well at
removing any calcium deposits. Just make sure that you rinse it very well
before hooking it back up.
Craig
> All,
>
> I'm running a Mag 5 as a return pump from my sump to my tank. It
> ran fine for 5 months, but now the amount of water it's pumping has slowed
> to a trickle. I assume that what it needs is some cleaning and
> maintainence, but I don't have the manual, and thus don't know how to do
it.
> I'll probably have to live with doing this every few months, as the setup
of
> my sump doesn't allow me to put a prefilter in place for the pump (which I
> have set up as an external). Any suggestions would be appreciated (other
> than "get a better pump"...I plan on doing that when funds make it
practical
> :-) ).
>
> Thanks,
>
> James Payne
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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