YesDon’t know then. That’s weird. I’m assuming you bought them new?
HA!Honestly it just popped back to life.
good to hearHonestly it just popped back to life.
Yes, they are always submerged and there weren't specifications on alignment. I keep them at vertical though.Are you following all the guidelines for the heaters? Fully submerged, horizontal/vertical etc?
I didn’t notice it was hot when I took it out and yeah I bought a new heater, I hope it works :/Looks like it. Does it still get hot when you take it out of the water. Those are real cheap heaters. I would suggest buying high quality stuff.
So the heaters exploded?
I meant did my heaters explode? And that’s why they look like that?No, just were a pain in the neck. I could not stabilize the temp so I trashed them.
I have never seen that before. SorryI meant did my heaters explode? And that’s why they look like that?
Oh ok, yeah I’m also confused about it, but thank you for your helpI have never seen that before. Sorry
Wow 2 heaters going at the same time. That’s got to be something! Could a gfi have tripped? Were they the ones with the controls outside the tank? I think a letter to finnex is in order!
A gfi is a ground fault interrupter. It trips the outlet if it’s grounded. You should have them on your tanks. I have those heaters and like them so hearing this is bad news. I know they had problems with the cheaper heaters with the controls inside the tank but these got good reviews. I would talk to someone at finnex. Heaters should last for years not months! Losing faith here . Had the jagers before these and they were a problem just to set the temp. And would constantly change temps. Had one that would slowly go up than drop all the way down to 70 and work it’s way back up. Jager used to be the gold standard in heaters.
I have a Eheim jager from the 80s that lasted all this time. I just put it away about 5 years ago because I wanted something new. It is about 20” long and 300w so wanted something smaller. Bought 2 new jagers and they have both been thrown away. Bought some aqueron heaters they too have problems. Bought the aqueron pro and so far they are good. And I also have these finnex on my 2 big tanks and was really happy with them. I have the finnex lights and they are good. I just don’t get it. Why is it so hard to make a heater these days?
Heaters are the hardest worked piece of equipment we have. Imagine a heater that's way to big. It will click on and off 20 time an hour. Imagine a light bulb being turned on and off that many times and how long it would last. On the other side a heater too small. It will stay on non stop again imagine a light bulb on 24/7. That being said yes heaters are definitely not durable. I just got 2 200w eheim Jager for my saltwater tank. They are hooked up to a inkbird controller. So I just turned them upto 84 and put them in the controller will control the temp
Other than sort of coordinating multiple heaters, are there other benefits to the inkbird?
The 2 in the 125 are about a year and mounted horizontal. The 1 in the 90 is 2yrs and also mounted horizontal.
Was yours mounted horizontal?
Amazon’s purchase history only appears to go back 6 months.
Check again, similar issue awhile ago, needed a receipt. I was able to search my history back to 2006. Very "Odd" for 2 heaters to malfunction at the same time. I can recommend Aqueon Pro heaters. Use in all my tanks for years. "Great" customer support.
Just my .02.
Good Luck!
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