Old Hartz Heater
Hi Ray,
The Whisper In-Tank filter is the main issue - I’d have to mangle the hood to get it to fit any higher than the lowest/deepest setting. The Whisper In-Tank filter is 10-20 gallon size and I’m starting to think it should probably just be marketed for 20G tanks as it takes up a lot of space in the 10G. I added more water all the way up to the waterfall ledge, as high as I can fill it without submerging the rest of the filter and that puts me at 1.5″ below the bottom of the black lip.
How do I tell what part is the thermostat on the heater? The bottom is a coil, the middle has a LED with a resistor just above and the top has what appears to be a flat round capacitor just below a contact which the dial screws down to activate. The coil, LED and resistor are submerged - the capacitor and the contact aren’t. I can take a pic if it will help.
-Lana
On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 7:01 PM, Raymond Wetzel wrote:
> I don’t know what your present water level is — if you’ve > stated it, I missed it. But I was wondering what the problem was as > far as having the proper water level. Is there a reason why you > prefer not to fill the tank up more (IF you prefer this)? The water > level for the hang-on heater should be somewhat above the thermostat > so as to subject that part to the temperature of the water. This can > vary from heater to heater, but will be appoximately 1″ (or less), > give or take, below the tank rim. Filling too much can cause seepage > through the top of the unit if there’s an airstone nearby, or from > splashing of the filter if its near it (which it should not be > anyway). The Whisper filter will operate better also, with the > water level about 1″ lower than the rim. A water level too low will > prevent the filter from drawing up the water. Ray >
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