Help!

[nbd13]

ok i have the osmolator universal. and i am using the directions for mounting it in a sump with some trim around the side, its like black trim. how do you mount it using this aplication?

do ANY screws have to go through the black trim?? or not?? i mean i thoughts it would liek forum a clam, but it doesnt seem tobe doing that. i just dont understand the directions, they are not very clear to me.

so any help would be great!

thanks!

Nick

 

[rvitko]

The assembled rail should look like this

http://reefcentral.com/forums/attachment.php?postid=1312042

I know your tank has trim but it will hang over the trim, yes this pic is for a Stream pump but the basic rails are all the same.

 

[nbd13]

alright, but i thought i had to do it the other way, the way were it goes like over the trim, like the clamp thing. the pic you gave me is WITHOUT trim. so i am kinda confused????

i need to do the clamp attaching method becasue i have trim right?? the pic shows it without trim so i do not see how i could do what the pic shows in my case????

so any more help you could provide woudl be great! thanks!

Nick

 

[nbd13]

oh yeah the trim sticks out about 1/8 of an inch if this helps at all.

i know there are 3 differenet ways to install this unit, but i think i need the one with the clamp thing for the trim.

Also do you NEED to use the floast switch?? or no?? because i have room for it, but i am just wondering??

ALSO can this unit go in the same chamber as my return pump is in seeing as this is where all the evaporation takes place???

THANKS FOR ALL THE HELP!!!

Nick

 

[rvitko]

You need to use the float switch- it is all in the manual. The clamp will be assembled exactly as in the photo and placed around the trim. It is no different it just has to hang down into the sump. I can make a pic for you but it will take a couple days. It really isn't that hard. assemble the rail exactly as shown in the pic and place it around the trim and tighten the lower screw until snug and then the top screw to give it more bite. I know the tank style and have installed an osmolator on quite a few of them. It can be done just take a deep breath, read the manual and think it through. I would use the method with the float switch over the optical sensor.

 

[rvitko]

BTW- the 1/8" space does not matter, the rail is bearing little wait so just make sure it is attached firmly over the trim and you will be fine- don't make it more complicated than it needs to be.

 

[nbd13]

ok, but if i use the same exact method as in the pic, wont the whole unit be like at an angel facing down because of the trim??

from what i understand, you are saying assemble EXACTLY like the pic?? right? if so wont i have a problem with the sensor being on an angel and cause major problems? i mean the whole rail would be at an angel?

see this is were i ge confused? i do not know if i can mount it like the pic or if i NEED to mount it the other way with like all the screws on the back of the rail system forming somewhat of a clamp? see this is what i thought i needed, but i have no clue now??

ALSO i need to know this, is it ok to put this unit where the return pump is??? there is NO waterfall effect over the last baffle so woudl it be ok to put here? this is where all my evaporation takes place?

sorry i am not undersatdnign just ahving a hard time, but thanks for all your help!

Nick

 

[nbd13]

ok and wait i thought the float switch was just incase the pump got stuck or something?

i thought you used the optical sensor for reding the EXACT waterlevel, this way you do away with a float switch being stuck or something! i read the manual and it said that you use the sensor to maintain the water level and the float switch as a back up? does this sound right?

thanks!

Nick

 

[rvitko]

It shouldn't be crooked if you tighten the screws right. If it is an issue just cut a little piece of PVC or acrylic for a spacer. It should not be installed crooked.

The float is an emergency cut off system and should be used, if you don't use it just don't write me when you are mopping up water. It was included intentionally just in case the primary sensor ever acted up or was obstructed.


You should be able to put it in the pump chamber. We discussed this before you bought it. If you resolved your microbubble issue and install it correctly you should have no problems.

 

[nbd13]

alright thanks i will see what happens!

THANKS SO MUCH!!!

Nick