Mag 24 pump making helluva racket in sump

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The mag 24 is vibrating and is making one helluva noise!! My mag 12 has foam padding at the bottom. Does anyone have an idea on how to dampen the noise? I thought about zip tying some padding to the bottom. Thanks


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I bought a sponge cloth from the dollar store. That should do it


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If it's causing noise...it's for a reason. I suspect the impeller may have gone on you and it's vibrating in the volute. If the holes on either end of the shaft become enlarged for any reason, the shaft will vibrate and it will sound like it's coming apart.
 
+1 porpoiseaquatics thaw exactly what I think it may be. My mag 24 does it on initial start up but stops and I know the impeller need to be replaced just too lazy to do it
 
Check the volute (impeller cover). They can crack where the little bushing on the impeller shaft rests. If it cracks, there's "play" in the impeller and that can cause the noise and/or cause it not to want to start up after being unplugged and plugged back in, until you whack it a bit.

If it's cracked, get a new one promptly because it can and will ruin the impeller if it's left too long... and it can potentially ruin the pump by unevenly wearing the impeller recess on the body of the pump. I carry replacement impellers and volutes - a relatively inexpensive fix for a rather expensive pump.

Jenn
 
It's loud but not that bad. It sounded more like a vibration. I put the pad under the pump and its really quiet. If the impeller was rattling, would it still be making a loud noise?


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Well my wife was still complaining about the mag 24 annoying vibration. So I took it apart and I found that the white shaft has a minor chip at the end that goes into the female piece inside the pump, not the cover. Also, the magnet seems to have some play inside the pump but once I put the black blade piece on the shaft, it tightens up. What do y'all think? I'm going to run by blue planet tomorrow cause I know they have a mag 24 on their main display tank and hopefully I can come to a conclusion.


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