Flash21 Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 So the last week or so I have been having Heater/Apex/InkBird problems. I’m not sure what the hell is going on. At first I thought my heater went tits up. Plugged new heater into InkBird and Nothing. Tried another new heater and same. I disconnected InkBird and plugged into Apex directly and same situation! Now Apex says heater is on and well watts are reading nothing! Sometimes it will kick ON and watt will read for about 10secs then nothing. attached are a few pics. Says ON and no watts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bevo5 Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 I’m far from any kind of expert - but what kind of heater is it? If it’s a traditional heater with its own on/off then maybe it’s set pretty low and simply not turning on? The apex outlet can be on without the heater flipping on. that would explain the lack of watts. Maybe that’s it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff.Tichenor Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 Try a different outlet on the eb8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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obrien.david.j Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 Let's try some debug. Is it the heater itself? Original heater, plug straight into an outlet (or extension cord). No apex, no inkbird. Wait 30seconds, is it hot. (do this still while submerged) Wait 2 minutes, is it still hot. If cold, original heater is bad/dead. Apex Outlet problem? plug something else into the eb832 outlet, like a lamp. Force Apex to ON. Is lamp lit? Does Apex say it's drawing Watts? Wait few mins, confirm still on. If lit and drawing watts - Doesn't mean EB832 is fine. You said original heater would draw watts for ~10seconds, and then stop. If ON. How many watts did it draw, how many watts did your heater draw (for only 10seconds). Plug MORE in, until same or more wattage drawn. wait, confirm EB832 will power for a while Maybe replacement heaters are bad, or have internal temp just set too low? Plug replacement heater straight into outlet (or extension cord). No apex, no inbird... But yes, Submerged. Wait 30seconds, is it hot. (feel it) Wait 2minutes, is it still hot. If no to either, is the temp setting of the new heater too low 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash21 Posted June 15, 2023 Author Share Posted June 15, 2023 David I appreciate all this ground work. I will have all those answers to you by the weekend. https://forum.neptunesystems.com/showthread.php?17057-EB832-not-reporting-Amps-or-Watts-at-times-and-undervoltage I was thinking it could be this? ^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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