diablo 10500

ghrorick · 05/13/2013, 06:54 PM

I bought a diablo 10500 pump last week and hooked it up this weekend. I was a little taken back with the wattage used. 500 watts (4.1 amps) was what it was reading off of my kill a watt. It is pumping about 10 feet up to my tanks. I haven't figured out if this thing is suppose to be 85 watts how am I pulling 500 watts or is that 85 watt figure only for 4 ft or less of head pressure? I emailed the company I bought it from but since I have not heard from them I thought I would ask and see if somebody has an idea why it is using more power than my reeflo marlin. I had the pump hooked up for a little over an hour trying to dial it in to see if I could get the power usage down. After an hour I gave up and put the marlin back in. On the plus side it is a lot quieter than the marlin, especially upstairs.

steve9 · 05/14/2013, 09:40 AM

You need to learn how to use the meter go
to the watts screen.

scuzy · 05/14/2013, 09:42 AM

There is no way it's 500 watts. Mine is about 85. Unless you have a faulty pump I think you are reading it wrong.

05/13/2013, 06:54 PM	#1
ghrorick Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: michigan Posts: 62	diablo 10500 I bought a diablo 10500 pump last week and hooked it up this weekend. I was a little taken back with the wattage used. 500 watts (4.1 amps) was what it was reading off of my kill a watt. It is pumping about 10 feet up to my tanks. I haven't figured out if this thing is suppose to be 85 watts how am I pulling 500 watts or is that 85 watt figure only for 4 ft or less of head pressure? I emailed the company I bought it from but since I have not heard from them I thought I would ask and see if somebody has an idea why it is using more power than my reeflo marlin. I had the pump hooked up for a little over an hour trying to dial it in to see if I could get the power usage down. After an hour I gave up and put the marlin back in. On the plus side it is a lot quieter than the marlin, especially upstairs.

05/14/2013, 09:40 AM	#2
steve9 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: balto md Posts: 236	You need to learn how to use the meter go to the watts screen.

05/14/2013, 09:42 AM	#3
scuzy Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 6,499	There is no way it's 500 watts. Mine is about 85. Unless you have a faulty pump I think you are reading it wrong.