IM Nuvoskim midsize question

[Zoajohn]

I had the original ac to dc power supply cord crap out on me and I had to replace it with a 3rd party one. Matched the same specs - 100-240v ac to 12v dc and 1 amp. I feel like ever since messing with the pump and adding the new power supply the skimmer isn’t behaving the same...there seems to be way more bubbles produced. I am not sure if I messed up something within the housing. Would someone with this skimmer mind taking a pic of the bubbles produced with the skimmate cup off, and a pic of how the pump is situated at the bottom of the skimmer?

 

[Richard Newman]

Hello Zoajohn,
Guess not too many people are using the Nuevo Skim. I've been running mine for a couple of months and it seems to work well. I recently had to clean it head to toe as I had no bubbles and no skimmate. Working great now. Here is a picture of my bubbles. The pump should seat into a fitting on the bottom. When I got mine it wasn't seated. The pinwheel intake then points out through the hole. Sorry I can't get pictures of that now as the whole thing is running. From the latest BRSTv though more bubbles can provide more skimmate, depending on how wet or dry you skim. I'm trying to bring down my nitrates, so I'm skimming pretty wet at the moment.

Hope this helps!

 

[Zoajohn]

Hello Zoajohn,
Guess not too many people are using the Nuevo Skim. I've been running mine for a couple of months and it seems to work well. I recently had to clean it head to toe as I had no bubbles and no skimmate. Working great now. Here is a picture of my bubbles. The pump should seat into a fitting on the bottom. When I got mine it wasn't seated. The pinwheel intake then points out through the hole. Sorry I can't get pictures of that now as the whole thing is running. From the latest BRSTv though more bubbles can provide more skimmate, depending on how wet or dry you skim. I'm trying to bring down my nitrates, so I'm skimming pretty wet at the moment.

Hope this helps!

Thanks for the reply! Hard to tell if that’s similar to mine or not. Could you take a pic with the collection cup on down thru the tube?

And when seating the pump, does the clear end of the air intake insert into the pump, or the black end? And is the plastic intake piece supposed to be glued onto that hole in the skimmer or is it loose for you? Mine is not attached to the side

 

[Richard Newman]

Not sure how well the pic is, but see below.
I'll try to answer your questions.
On the pump there is a clear housing that goes over the pinwheel. On this clear housing is an input for the air intake hose. This goes up through the side and comes out on top where the noise suppressor is attached. Mine is probably glued as it doesn't move.

On top of the pump there is another connector that attaches to the bottom of the whole assembly. (I tried to find a copy of the instruction manual but came up short.)

In theory, air is sucked in from the top through the noise suppressor down to the pinwheel and water. Bubbles are made and then sent out the top of the pump through the main tube assemble up to the collection cup.

Clear as mud?

After cleaning my unit, I am getting a good amount of bubbles. So it sounds like your unit is functioning correctly...possibly. If your new power supply specs match the original unit, especially the output voltage and amps then you should be golden.

 

[Zoajohn]

Not sure how well the pic is, but see below.
I'll try to answer your questions.
On the pump there is a clear housing that goes over the pinwheel. On this clear housing is an input for the air intake hose. This goes up through the side and comes out on top where the noise suppressor is attached. Mine is probably glued as it doesn't move.

On top of the pump there is another connector that attaches to the bottom of the whole assembly. (I tried to find a copy of the instruction manual but came up short.)

In theory, air is sucked in from the top through the noise suppressor down to the pinwheel and water. Bubbles are made and then sent out the top of the pump through the main tube assemble up to the collection cup.

Clear as mud?

After cleaning my unit, I am getting a good amount of bubbles. So it sounds like your unit is functioning correctly...possibly. If your new power supply specs match the original unit, especially the output voltage and amps then you should be golden.

looking at this pic, mine appears to bubble way more aggressively than yours. I think this affects its ability to skim properly. When fooling with the pump I heard something that sounded like plastic cracking, and it must’ve been the plastic piece that connects the air intake to the pump coming off the side of the skimmer where the hole is. As mine is able to move around. So maybe this is what’s causing the excessive bubbling?

I may try to silicone the plastic connector back to where the hole is and see if this fixes it. Maybe it’s decreasing the amount of water that can come into the pump, which is causing more air to get through.

 

[Rams54]

In the first place you bought anything from IM. The second is; You trying to get any answer from them. I bought a an 80 gallon Nuvo from IM. After 3 months it fell apart. They refused to do anything, their answer was; glue it. They said my warrantee had expired after 3 months. I would have sued them, but they are in CA and I'm in NM.
I ended up draining the tank an GIVING IT AWAY, because I couldn't sell it. Nowhere in the pamphlet or ANYEHERE!! They use low lead glass and you can practically scratch it with your fingernail and there was no info. about that. there were so many scratches I couldn't sell it for $50.00 and I paid $4K. So, I wish you well with IM.