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Unread 05-31-2002, 09:03 AM   #24
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Originally posted by Cieprus
This is the impeller of my pump.

THere are rubber fins, and there bend that way, Its odd, I hope someone will understand my Idea.

I was thinking, what If I cut some of the fins off? Would it lower the GPH?

I odnt know how many fins there are.

Just an Idea
Nooo, don't try and trim the fins yourself unless you have really accurate equipment. The impeller needs to be perfectly balanced, or it will start to shake and rattle and kill itself when it starts up (depending on how unbalanced it is). You would need to cut each fin to exactly the same length. If you wanted to remove a whole fin, you would need to balance it by removing a fin on the opposite side IF the fins are arranged in an even pattern. You might find that the fins are arranged in a pentagon shape, and you couldn't really remove a fin from each side due to the angles.
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