Running dosing pumps for 20 minutes?

hobbzz · 10/12/2015, 11:43 AM

I need to dose 30ml in a single dose twice a day. I have an extra 1.6 ml/min doser I could use, but I'm not sure if running it for 20 minutes straight, twice a day will do damage? Thanks in advance.

d2mini · 10/12/2015, 01:00 PM

You shouldn't really be running most dosing pumps more than 10 minutes at a clip because the plastic rollers heat up and start to wear down.
Just run it more times per day.

hobbzz · 10/12/2015, 01:26 PM

Thanks for the help Dennis. I'll get a doser with a higher rate. It's for my methanol denitrator, so it can only be done like that. I knew they weren't continuous duty, just wasn't sure at what time frame it went from being intermittent duty, to continuous duty.

I can either do a Milwaukee 10ml/min or brs 50ml/min. Just need to find out which one is more reliable since the price is the same. Thanks again

10/12/2015, 11:43 AM	#1
hobbzz How do I change this? Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 3,037	Running dosing pumps for 20 minutes? I need to dose 30ml in a single dose twice a day. I have an extra 1.6 ml/min doser I could use, but I'm not sure if running it for 20 minutes straight, twice a day will do damage? Thanks in advance. __________________ 150g system. 120g reef, sro3000, Apex, Tunze 6255/6105/6095, T5 w/led supplement, 29g reef, MP10, led only.

10/12/2015, 01:00 PM	#2
d2mini Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 10,344	You shouldn't really be running most dosing pumps more than 10 minutes at a clip because the plastic rollers heat up and start to wear down. Just run it more times per day. __________________ -dennis Elos Diamond 120xl \| Elos Stand \| Radion G4 Pros \| GHL Profilux Controller \| LifeReef Skimmer \| LifeReef Sump Photos taken with a Nikon D750 or Leica M.

10/12/2015, 01:26 PM	#3
hobbzz How do I change this? Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 3,037	Thanks for the help Dennis. I'll get a doser with a higher rate. It's for my methanol denitrator, so it can only be done like that. I knew they weren't continuous duty, just wasn't sure at what time frame it went from being intermittent duty, to continuous duty. I can either do a Milwaukee 10ml/min or brs 50ml/min. Just need to find out which one is more reliable since the price is the same. Thanks again __________________ 150g system. 120g reef, sro3000, Apex, Tunze 6255/6105/6095, T5 w/led supplement, 29g reef, MP10, led only.