An idea for making sure your pump is on

Renigade · Jul 28, 2003

After reading the guys post who drew the l337 pic of himself with a puddle of water, Id like to share this not quite revelation that I do. Just get yourself one of those bright orange 10 ft power extension cables and leave the end of it in front of your computer, that way you can make sure your pump is plugged in.

nealric · Jul 28, 2003

I just turn on the pump first thing I do. Its part of the ritual. If I forget, my temp monitor will make sure to tell me

WarriorII · Jul 28, 2003

I leave my pump on 24/7

Just turn the pc portion on/off...

nikhsub1 · Jul 28, 2003

Renigade said:
After reading the guys post who drew the l337 pic of himself with a puddle of water, Id like to share this not quite revelation that I do. Just get yourself one of those bright orange 10 ft power extension cables and leave the end of it in front of your computer, that way you can make sure your pump is plugged in.

Can anyone say 'relay'?

BaD CrC · Jul 28, 2003

'relay'

Stedeman · Jul 28, 2003

A small V light in-line with the pump wiring

rogerdugans · Jul 28, 2003

Personally, I think the best way to minimize the risk is to never turn the computer off

My Eheim 1048 has been around about 2 years- nonstop most of that time.
Maxi Jet has only been here a few months and it HAS started to get loud....but it still runs ok.
My 1250 has only been here a short time but I am sure it will prove as durable as the smaller Eheim.

A relay is also a VERY good idea, although I only have one pc so equipped right now- the others will be retrofit

Daemonfly · Jul 28, 2003

Inline waterflow sensor

Wicked Klown · Jul 28, 2003

You could always add a nice bright LED to the tower. Scroll down abit you'll see it.

NavyDood · Jul 28, 2003

It's pricey, but I am using the Criticool Powerplant.

Jim

UnLoadeD · Jul 28, 2003

I've got my pump wired to the switch on my power supply. If the power supply is ON so is the pump, doesn't matter if my computer is On or OFF. It's connected with a molex plug so it can be removed when needed. For added safety, the green psu wire going to my motherboard runs through the molex too, so the computer won't start if the pump isn't plugged into the power supply. I went this route because it was cheap (m/f molex plug, bit of solder and heatshrink), eliminated an extra cord from system, didn't take a card slot and met all of my needs. Here's a drawing of it if any are interested:

peace.
unloaded

Nickme90 · Jul 28, 2003

My pc and pump are all on a 4 way extention wire, so when I turn that on or off at the mains, they will both come on at the same time.

Eclypsyr · Jul 28, 2003

well if I was worried about knowing if my maxi-jet was online or not...I'd just take it out of the padding and let it vibrate against the case, that'd let me know

Jon

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beau_safken · Jul 28, 2003

big led.....

wormwood · Jul 28, 2003

The absolute most reliable method of determining if your pump is on or off is to ensure you have good batteries in your smoke detector.

Of course, a relay is less costly.

camel · Jul 28, 2003

Yeah just leave it on all the time, same as the machine, and join a F@H team

diggingforgold · Jul 28, 2003

camel said:
Yeah just leave it on all the time, same as the machine, and join a F@H team

Couldn't have said it better myself

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camel · Jul 28, 2003

diggingforgold said:
Couldn't have said it better myself .

nosilverman · Jul 28, 2003

One of the pages said that it is safer for the pump to just leave it on, even when the computer is off. Is this true? I have an Ehiem 1250.

Thanx,
-Noah

DipStickTony · Jul 28, 2003

well i can actually hear my mag 5 a bit when its on so its easy to figure out....but i just run it 24/7

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