Help with NYOS skimmer

mclark452 · Oct 28, 2018

Long story short, I decided to give some long overdue love to my NYOS 220. THOROUGH CLEANING. How on Gods green earth do you get the impeller out of the pump housing? I did this last year and got to this step and blew it off at this point because I didn't want to break anything. I really want to give everything a good cleaning and get a good look at the magnet to make sure its in good working order. Is there some secret to releasing the impeller that I'm unaware of.

Any help will be appreciated

Shawn Cybulski · Oct 28, 2018

Soak in white vinegar

mclark452 · Oct 28, 2018

Shawn Cybulski said:
Soak in white vinegar

soaked in vinegar all night.....impeller won't come out of housing

Shawn Cybulski · Oct 28, 2018

Did you plug in to see if it spins?

mclark452 · Oct 28, 2018

Shawn Cybulski said:
Did you plug in to see if it spins?

Yes, it spins. I just want to clean the gunk out of the housing and inspect the magnet to make sure it hasn't begun to crack or swell. It's going on 3 yrs old and I want to get a look at it.

mclark452 · Oct 28, 2018

I've never had issues removing impellers before. They usually pop right out. This one seems to be "locked" in. Like there is some sort of release somewhere that needs to be triggered. I don't want to force it and end up breaking it. I'm a firm believer in "if it aint broke don't fix it" and this is a classic situation.

minus9 · Oct 28, 2018

Have you tried posting in their sponsor section here? I just cleaned my 160 and didn't have a problem. Could be deposits on the back end of the impeller? Also, try running the pump in vinegar water for a short period, use warm water to help break things up.

mclark452 · Oct 28, 2018

minus9 said:
Have you tried posting in their sponsor section here? I just cleaned my 160 and didn't have a problem. Could be deposits on the back end of the impeller? Also, try running the pump in vinegar water for a short period, use warm water to help break things up.

Will give that a shot, the impeller on your 160 just "popped" right out?

minus9 · Oct 28, 2018

mclark452 said:
Will give that a shot, the impeller on your 160 just "popped" right out?

Yes, I've never had an issue cleaning the skimmer. I've had it a year and I just cleaned it for the third time (routine maintenance goes a long way). Maybe after soaking in warm water it will come out? Turn it as you pull and maybe that will help? Good luck!