How to Fix Aquarium Air Pump EASY!!!!

[@CharlesEllis-wj2xj]

Thank you . I tossed out pumps out that I could jsve fixed . I fixed it works great. Appreciate you

[@MyNanoFish]

Sir, you are a legend. I lost a fry this morning. Poor little thing was sucked up to the inlet of the filter. I wanted to change it to a sponge filter I had in the drawer but didn’t have another pump. Then I remembered that the pump I was using on the next tank along (I’ve got 9 tanks) had a double outlet, but only one was in use. I connected the sponge filter to the other port and nothing happened. So I started searching air pumps on Amazon and eBay and thought, NO ! There must be a reason WHY it doesn’t work. Now you’ve shown me that reason. Thank you so much. I’ve saved 12 quid and it will save little fry lives in the future ❤😊

[@williambrown6398]

Legend worked perfectly

[@tuxnoel]

I saw some KZbinr dry silicon adhesive (used for making aquarium) dry between glass and polycarbonate rectangles. Then cutting valves out of this silicon film. He claimed success.

[@isobelreynolds990]

Fantastic advice. Thank you I have just fixed my air pump. Feeling a huge sense of achievement

[@RickyRanchu]

Glad to help!

[@nguyenvu5626]

Thanks. Your video help me alot

[@BlackJedi169]

Brilliant my pump done this. It went from 4 to 3 then to 1...... I will use your idea.

[@ReefAquariumHobbyist]

Had probably same problem but just flipped the little plastic piece and started blowing are again thank super helpful never would find the problem

[@tonylatimer1308]

Thanks Ricky. I was actually looking for a fix after my pump died due to water ingress. No sign of damage inside. However, your look into the plunger assembly was very informative. How about a warning to the more forgetful about disconnecting the power supply first?

[@RickyRanchu]

Honestly did not think about it! Glad to help

[@yosheyoshe9767]

WOW, At first I thought this was crazy, Rick, works just like the day I bought it not I've only got 3 more double pumps to go.

[@RickyRanchu]

Yes! And its basically free! All the materials most people have in their house right now!. I have not had any problems with that pump since this video!

[@mmmfreegoo23]

Thank you for the video. Very helpful 👍🏼

[@RickyRanchu]

You're welcome

[@ShaneJMcNair]

Those are made from latex. You can get a latex balloon or go by a dental office and get some dental dam. This is the same material people use to make turkey calls. I'm going to try some nitrile glove material to see how it works and to see if it's more durable. Thank you for sharing 🍺 🎣

[@RickyRanchu]

Great idea! Let me know how it went

[@ShaneJMcNair]

@@RickyRanchu actually I used a black latex party balloon🎈 and it worked GREAT. Everybody is SOLD OUT of nitrile gloves currently, so I went to Dollar Tree for the black balloons. 🤣

[@RickyRanchu]

@@ShaneJMcNair Nice!

[@angelbueno4215]

I use a litle piece from good latex condon.

[@OceanLife6977]

Great video bud! Very instructional as Golden Fishtanks said, and well done.

[@RickyRanchu]

Thank you!

[@incubatork]

The valves are made of latex, latex suffers less fatigue than rubber as rubber dries out and cracks when very thin.

[@reazurrahman9428]

It WORKS!

[@rebekahdorris8727]

Good video! Do you just glue the plastic down? Or what did you use to keep it attached?

[@RickyRanchu]

No glue. Just lay it down flat.

[@elvistoribio4799]

thanks!!!!!!

[@OnefishTwofishROC]

Thank you for showing this neat fix! You never know when you might have to fix an air pump in an emergency situation!

[@RickyRanchu]

Thanks for watching!

[@tamarapurplesweetgrassmacg1175]

Thanks just watched the exact same fix, and I lost so many platy`s not findig any pumps anywere,well I`m oer rum with cory cars they keep hatching eggs, hubby work tomorow,

[@ProtimAquatics]

Excellent Video Ricky !👍😀

[@liveandletlive3759]

I just got lost from 2:22,GOT no clue where the rubber piece was exactly how and where to put the plastic piece. Please reply if possible. Many thanks

[@KirtapNoskid]

I agree. Although I do like the quality of the film, too much is left out. I had to play back previous sections over and over to compare the view. Not sure why the maker of this video didn't show how he laid down the piece, how he put the rubber piece in. Another video that I saw the poster showed everything, but it was all out of focus. This one was well lit, in focus, just missing some key steps. Thanks for posting the video though.

[@thomaschi2688]

It's not about saving a few bucks, more importantly keep the plastic and metal out of the landfill.

[@teruhikoishikawa6905]

Where do I find air pumps with four diaphragms?

[@colleenmcbride3656]

So how do you get those magnets off?

[@RickyRanchu]

Usually you just pull. The magnets aren't super strong

[@aadarshaadarsh8036]

Nice

[@RickyRanchu]

Thank you!

[@kiragwatkin8934]

What about it catching fire 🔥

[@boxercrazy1]

Mine doesn't even make any noise or movement at all.. what can it be??

[@tracemiller1519]

So mine is still blowing air on both sides but one is stronger then the other and bubbles aren’t coming through at all. The one I have is less then 6 months old and I have no receipt so I probably won’t be able to get the warranty on it. Already have a claim with tetra for a second GLO light replacement so I don’t wanna ask them for this too 🤣

[@RickyRanchu]

Haha. Yeah they don't make them durable like they use to. Pretty much every air pump in those big box stores will have issues. I bought a really old one years ago that thing still works better than every other air pump I have.

[@tracemiller1519]

@@RickyRanchu yea not to mention the glo light is the 3rd one I’ve got from them in 4 months because they keep shitting the bed, I have 6 of those tetra whispers and the newest one shit the bed for some reason. I hope they don’t all stop working eventually

[@diyideasfordailylife6482]

Can you put a piece of tape instead plastic???

[@RickyRanchu]

I would say you can only if you fold the sticky parts on itself. You would want to make sure that the sticky part of the tape is covered an not sticking to anything. That being said I have never used tape before. You could probably use anything as long as the flap opens and closes.

[@rodbacon9489]

"Rubber Thing".

[@ValeryMykh]

👍👍

[@Godzilla369-p2c]

change that water.

[@biplobkhan479]

how you open it?

[@RickyRanchu]

Use a screw driver to remove screws.

[@eggscelsior]

Well...worked for about ten seconds when I plugged it in to check, and then shorted out completely when I tried to screw it back together while plugged in. Lesson learned, money wasted.

[@RickyRanchu]

Yeah. I'm honestly not a fan of these pumps. They seem to always break after a year or 2

[@tsns1]

Great vid, i thought the rubber diaphragm (rubber half circle) produced the O2, the petroleum in your zip bag plastic with the oscillation will soon cause a break down in your fix, try doubling a con-wAit NO, Form-a-Gasket form an auto parts store, Goop, having the cord bit off by a Lap Lander, a parachute not opening~ thats the way you want your pump to go 🦸‍♂️