Heater Problems

iceman79 · 10/04/2009, 06:24 PM

My heater in my sump has been making a clicking noise anyone have this problem before ?

lougotzz · 10/04/2009, 06:26 PM

Yup, it was broken in half, the click was electrical current in my water.

lordofthereef · 10/04/2009, 06:27 PM

Shouldn't be making any noise. As cheap as they are, I would get a new one and not risk it.

sedor · 10/04/2009, 06:28 PM

Be careful not only can something that like kill your tank it can seriously hurt you as well.

Playa-1 · 10/04/2009, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by iceman79

My heater in my sump has been making a clicking noise anyone have this problem before ?

Many of the make a clicking noise when the come on and go off. It sounds like it's just cycling on and off to me.

iceman79 · 10/04/2009, 06:50 PM

It does click when it turns off and on and i never got shocked by it either way i just put a different heater in its a bit smaller but it only has to heat the sump water and send it to the tank so i hope

Playa-1 · 10/04/2009, 08:12 PM

I had a couple of name brand glass heaters that made a clicking noise when they cycled on and off. You could see the light come on and go off with the clicking noise. I moved away from glass heaters after I broke one and now I use the Stealth heaters. They don't have the light or the clicking noise and have been very dependable so far.

ludnix · 10/04/2009, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Playa-1

I had a couple of name brand glass heaters that made a clicking noise when they cycled on and off. You could see the light come on and go off with the clicking noise. I moved away from glass heaters after I broke one and now I use the Stealth heaters. They don't have the light or the clicking noise and have been very dependable so far.

The stealths are not without their risk too. I prefer them to the glass heaters as well, but even the stealths should be changed out once a year. I recently hit the one year mark and just traded in the stealths for titanium and remote controller.

iceman79 · 10/04/2009, 09:15 PM

think ill have to try a stealth

Playa-1 · 10/04/2009, 09:48 PM

I use a controller as a failsafe and I'm very comfortable with the Stealth Heaters. I think some kind of a controller is a good idea for any heater arrangement.

10/04/2009, 06:24 PM	#1
iceman79 Registered Reefhead Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Colorado Posts: 572	Heater Problems My heater in my sump has been making a clicking noise anyone have this problem before ? __________________ Reef keeping gods favorite hobby Current Tank Info: 72 bowfront mixed reef >20 gallon softie tank

10/04/2009, 06:28 PM	#4
sedor Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 4,689	Be careful not only can something that like kill your tank it can seriously hurt you as well. __________________ Ryan

10/04/2009, 06:50 PM	#6
iceman79 Registered Reefhead Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Colorado Posts: 572	It does click when it turns off and on and i never got shocked by it either way i just put a different heater in its a bit smaller but it only has to heat the sump water and send it to the tank so i hope __________________ Reef keeping gods favorite hobby Current Tank Info: 72 bowfront mixed reef >20 gallon softie tank

10/04/2009, 09:15 PM	#9
iceman79 Registered Reefhead Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Colorado Posts: 572	think ill have to try a stealth __________________ Reef keeping gods favorite hobby Current Tank Info: 72 bowfront mixed reef >20 gallon softie tank

10/04/2009, 06:26 PM	#2
lougotzz Moved On Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: PA Posts: 1,524	Yup, it was broken in half, the click was electrical current in my water.

10/04/2009, 06:27 PM	#3
lordofthereef One reef to rule them all Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Leominster, MA Posts: 5,299	Shouldn't be making any noise. As cheap as they are, I would get a new one and not risk it.

10/04/2009, 08:12 PM	#7
Playa-1 Moved On Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Laguna Niguel, CA Posts: 7,497	I had a couple of name brand glass heaters that made a clicking noise when they cycled on and off. You could see the light come on and go off with the clicking noise. I moved away from glass heaters after I broke one and now I use the Stealth heaters. They don't have the light or the clicking noise and have been very dependable so far.

10/04/2009, 09:48 PM	#10
Playa-1 Moved On Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Laguna Niguel, CA Posts: 7,497	I use a controller as a failsafe and I'm very comfortable with the Stealth Heaters. I think some kind of a controller is a good idea for any heater arrangement.