I'm crossing Eheim Jager heaters off my list

[apastuszak]

And another note. It appears the issue was with the kitchen thermometer I used test the water.

The stick on thermometer I bough was pegged at it's highest reading, which was 82°F. I stuck the kitchen thermometer in the water and after 5 minutes, it said it was 94.1°F degrees.

I bought this little puppy off of Amazon and put it in the tank on Sunday:

That told me the tank was 82.2°F

I bough a stick on that went to 84 and now it shows a temperature between 82 and 84.

So it appears I need a new kitchen thermometer now.

Explains a lot about my cooking too....

So, the temp is good, and the condensation is normal. You're off my **** list Eheim.

 

[Belltrain]

I had this happen to me as well where I though the heater was defective but when I tried different thermometers the temp was actually correct! Glad you got it all solved .

 

[apastuszak]

I had this happen to me as well where I though the heater was defective but when I tried different thermometers the temp was actually correct! Glad you got it all solved .

Yep!

And as a bonus, my cooking will improve also!

 

[Belltrain]

Undercooked meat is never a good thing. Unless it's seared Ahi Tuna... yum!

 

[Mandarin Garden]

As someone with an Eheim on the way I was worried reading this. Glad things worked out for you!

 

[apastuszak]

As someone with an Eheim on the way I was worried reading this. Glad things worked out for you!

So am I.

 

[FreshyFresh]

I'm glad you posted that info about the oil droplets that look like condensation in the glass. Hopefully that's what it is. I know my 3yr/old (standard glass) Aqueon 150w heater has looked like that for some time. Ticked me off too, because the dial-end has never been wet or under water. I don't mind a little oil in there if indeed that's what it is.

With the Aqueon Pros, you can't tell what's going on inside them. Mine stopped working and had water in it, never having been fully submerged. When I was troubleshooting it, it gave me a shock.

 

[apastuszak]

I decided to calibrate my Eheim yesterday. I had it set to 79 and it was at 82.9 in the tank. So I calibrated it and turned the temp down to 79 degrees, and this morning the tank is 83.8 degrees.

I'm going to adjust it again in about 15 minutes. If it doesn't stay at 79, I'll make another warranty claim with Eheim.

 

[FreshyFresh]

What degree of accuracy is your expectation?

 

[apastuszak]

I would like to be within 2 degrees. Problem I have now is that I have the calibration turned down to it's lowest setting, and it's still 3 degrees off.

My Eheim Pro is pretty much dead on.