Hard Plumb a Maxi Jet
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flyingace2005
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I use a 1200 to help the siphon from 55gal drums of RO, and one thing that I have noticed is that the pump gets really hot and the epoxy on the inside has started turning black. Since i only use it once in a while im not worried but if I had to use it all the time i would be somewhat worried.
exmt
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Its okay... the pump in the tank doesn't bother me that much.
Aren't the Maxi-jets "thermally protected" or something? So they really shouldn't be heating up or burning the epoxy, I would assume.
Since the Eheim Classic 2213 only has an output of 116 gph, and this probably has a bit more with head loss counted in, it seems fine.
However, the Reef Central head loss calculator says its not:
Total losses are 2.5 feet of head pressure, or 1.08 PSI. with a flow rate of 0 GPH. Process took 13 iterations.
But the head loss calculator was disproven on page 2 in this thread by ChemE:
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=815765
So the battle of human vs calculator has begun..!
Aren't the Maxi-jets "thermally protected" or something? So they really shouldn't be heating up or burning the epoxy, I would assume.
Since the Eheim Classic 2213 only has an output of 116 gph, and this probably has a bit more with head loss counted in, it seems fine.
However, the Reef Central head loss calculator says its not:
Total losses are 2.5 feet of head pressure, or 1.08 PSI. with a flow rate of 0 GPH. Process took 13 iterations.
But the head loss calculator was disproven on page 2 in this thread by ChemE:
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=815765
So the battle of human vs calculator has begun..!
captain,
i am not sure i exactly understand where i am putting the cord grips. any pictures of the cord grip would be great would be great. is this all that is needed to make a mj for external use?
what is the 1/2" female push-pin "john guest" fitting for? is this the same thing as a cord grip?
i am not sure i exactly understand where i am putting the cord grips. any pictures of the cord grip would be great would be great. is this all that is needed to make a mj for external use?
what is the 1/2" female push-pin "john guest" fitting for? is this the same thing as a cord grip?
captain7359
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the cord grip would go on top of the reactor and would allow you to run the mj in the canister with the cord running through and out of the reactor. you would cut the plug off the mj and would have to buy a new repair plug at the hardware to wire back on to your mj. the jg fitting would be used to connect to the output of the mj to the reactor. in my second pict you can see the 1/4" poly connected to a jg ball valve with the little blue handle, but i was using that fitting to get ro water into the reactor.
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