IceCap K1 Nano Skimmer Noise Issue

Aaron Shapiro · Apr 4, 2020

Hey R2R...

(this is cross-posted in the Coralvue Forum as well)

I just purchased a K1 Nano skimmer for my Innovative Marine Lagoon 25. This came super highly recommended and I am/was excited to get it in and get it setup.

I have it in compartment #2 sitting on the bottom (using the sections cups) and it isn't rattling against the chamber walls. The problem is...this thing is EASILY the noisiest thing in my house. I can hear it two rooms over. The only saving grace is that my wife and I sleep with a white noise machine on and that drowns this out.

Is this normal? I even disassembled my pump to make sure there wasn't a problem with the impeller... It all looked fine. See then video:

This first video is from 10' away or so... It's clearly audible. (please excuse my mess). The second video is right up on it, none of the interactions on the top of the silencer are drilled through, is this normal? It quiets down if I close the hole on the bottom, but it also stops skimming. Any suggestions?? I'm not expecting it to be silent, but it's more like a power tool constantly

running in my office.

Daniel@R2R · Apr 23, 2020

Hi! Did you get this figured out? Sorry the thread got lost in the shuffle.

Aaron Shapiro · Apr 23, 2020

Daniel@R2R said:
Hi! Did you get this figured out? Sorry the thread got lost in the shuffle.

Yes! Thank you. They replaced my pump and that fixed the issue 100%.

Daniel@R2R · Apr 23, 2020

Aaron Shapiro said:
Yes! Thank you. They replaced my pump and that fixed the issue 100%.

Great! Glad it got fixed!

Floppyfish · Jul 28, 2020

Can’t see the videos. Was it a loud hum? I just installed one and it seems to hum pretty loudly, which is why I ended up on your thread. Debating on emailing them about it.

Bryknicks · Jul 28, 2020

Mine has a decent hum to it. I can hear it in the same room but not much outside of that room. His issue sounded much louder so I think he received a defective pump according to the thread.