Baos Posted November 30, 2008 Report Share Posted November 30, 2008 We've all had failed heaters. I've seen lots of other things fail due to our unstable power, brown outs, etc. One could also blame lightening. But instead of blaming whatever company who made the given heater.. lets see how many failed while plugged into... Please don't take this poll too literal as our test base may actually be too small to conclude any definite answers as well we are not separating brand names and defective heaters for umpteen other reasons. We also may not see more failed heaters while plugged into.. simply because most people don't use those items with aquariums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokey Posted December 1, 2008 Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 Hi My early days of heaters failed becaus: 1- the tube was hot when i refilled the tank. 2- the tube was hot when I grabbed it. 3- the floor was harder the the glass tube.(see $3) 4- The Oscar "Did Not" like the flavor off that particular brand!! AM I RIGHT FOLKS. 5- The contact points fused together. 6- The contact points rusted together. 7- The top was not water proof. 8- My Geophagus threw a big rock at it. Actually it did work until the house break went. hahahaha 9- Even after taking the Ebo J apart 3x I still had parts left over??? 10- Add youe own ...... Have a Vent .. I just did. and I feel BETTER Smokey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobies et al Posted December 1, 2008 Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 You need another category - have not had heater failure....as yet....touch wood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RD. Posted December 1, 2008 Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 Using a surge protector (even a very expensive one) isn't going to remove the potential for a heaters thermostat to fail, especially those that are controlled by a bi-metallic strip thermostat. The best work around is to run your heaters through a controller unit, or cross your fingers & hope for the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vallisneria Posted December 1, 2008 Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 I've had a couple heaters beak on me. 2 got stuck on and fried the tank and the other one just died. I only realized it was dead when the fish were acting weird and the tank was freezing. Not sure what cause them to break, they just did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parachromis1 Posted December 1, 2008 Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 If you put the heaters on a timer, would you have better success? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RD. Posted December 1, 2008 Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 no Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parachromis1 Posted December 1, 2008 Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 Any specific reason Neil? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RD. Posted December 1, 2008 Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 I'm not sure what would make you think that a timer would help. If a heaters thermostat is going to fail, it's going to fail. In the case of a faulty heater, limiting the amount of time that the heater is on would only delay the inevitable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w00t Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 I've had 2 heaters die on me, one was my fault though. I had a Visi-therm that I forgot to unplug while doing a water change, obviously my own fault. I had another one that quit working on me through a surge protector, had some loose parts on the inside so I think it burnt out since it worked fine for almost 2 years with no abuse from me anyway. Safe to say it had nothing to do with the surge protector, it was rated properly for the tank so it wasn't over worked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soliver Posted December 10, 2008 Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 I only had one heater fail on me. And of course it was my fault. I stuck it back into the water while it was still hot instead of letting it cool down. Glass broke and i got to go digging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockThePylon Posted December 14, 2008 Report Share Posted December 14, 2008 A turtle's shell is stronger then an Ebo J glass tube. My turtle was chasing after a feeder fish and crashed into the heater, shattering it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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