Auto top off not working

[outy]

how do you tell which is positive or negative they're both the same color and both have the same writing

It does not matter

usually the cables have lines on one of he two leads

 

[Johnb123]

You wire it so the two floats look like a W with a wire nut on the middle tow wires

After that one float wire goes to the relay, and the other goes to 12v power, then the one 12v power lead goes to the relay.



Post pics of the finished wiring

that's how i did it. i have it wired correctly both the switches work just not how i want them to work.

 

[Redman88]

there is a good diagram for setting up a dual float ATO some where on here, i may even have shared the photo at some point. search my posts. I would relink the photo but i can't access photo bucket from work and cell service where i am isn't good enough to do it either.

 

[outy]

i want it so that it turns off when either switch is lifted.

If you have it hooked up like that, either switch should shut off the pump.


what is it doing now?

 

[outy]

Post a pic of how its wired.

 

[Johnb123]

Post a pic of how its wired.

 

[Johnb123]

The way it works now is they both must be lifted together to turn off. My jbj works that way for some reason too which seems pointless

 

[outy]

Both yellow wires do not go to the relay

 

[outy]

take one float wire off the relay, and one 12v power wire off the relay, and connect those two together.


You should ONLY have one float wire and one power wire going to relay.

 

[Johnb123]

Both yellow wires do not go to the relay

They don't

 

[Redman88]

if you are worried about snails stopping the float you need to build a cage around the float.

 

[outy]

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q...2a072a1b3170a2b4fcbb500040489a64o0&ajaxhist=0

 

[Johnb123]

if you are worried about snails stopping the float you need to build a cage around the float.

I know I was going to but I also wanted to stI'll have two float switches

 

[Johnb123]

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q...2a072a1b3170a2b4fcbb500040489a64o0&ajaxhist=0

Yes I have it set up this way

 

[Redman88]

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2481884

i know this about multi tanks but you can break it down to just one.

 

[outy]

Are you using your floats upside down?

 

[Johnb123]

flipping the floats around didn't help either.

nope

 

[Johnb123]

bump my second float still won't do anything, anybody!? thanks!

 

[Redman88]

this is how you need to have it set up

 

[outy]

this is how you need to have it set up

Shouldn't the first float be able to shut off flow?

FS1 needs to be pump start and stop.

FS2 is back up in case FS1 fails.



With your plan I see no backup