wet cord repair

[psidriven]

tunze powerhead cord cover broke. what is a good waterproof fix? glob of silicone, sugu? afraid water might wick up the now straw of a cover and get into the controller.

 

[Kensington Reefer]

Yikes
i have experienced the same
complain to Tunze
and if under warranty, replace it

 

[RandyC]

I probably wouldn’t use it anymore honestly, not worth the risk to inhabitants and yourself getting a jolt every time you stick your hand in the tank. But if you can’t get it replaced under warranty and you must use it, a long heat shrink tubing that extends out of the water and a dab of silicon on the water side would hold you over (probably).

 

[Turkeysammich]

reach out to roger at tunze. He’s active on reef2reef. He’s helped me out thru out the years.

 

[psidriven]

good point about killing tankmates. more just being frugal and tossing a perfectly good pump for something trivial seems wasteful.

 

[Kensington Reefer]

Killing tank mates......
KILLING you!!

 

[richiev]

If it were me, I'd put a crap ton of silicone on it and call it good after it dried. Put it in a bucket, turn it on, let it sit for awhile, and test it with a multimeter to verify no voltage leakage.

Though if the silicone looked bad I'd probably make it a nice water mixing pump.

 

[Finnaddict]

I would give fixing it a try if warranty is expired. Give E6000 a try. It’s a good clear flexible adhesive so it will stick better than silicone.

 

[psidriven]

thx. I'll try tye e6000. seems to be the mcguyver of adhesives

 

[psidriven]

Killing tank mates......
KILLING you!!

I like touching more (the darkness)

 

[dswong01]

electrician use 3M water proof scotch coat and electrical tape to water proof electrical splices. dont know if 3M product is toxic or not.