Python users

[tanker]

To all those python users. What is the temp of your tank before and after a WC? There is no way of measuring the temp of the incoming water, so how much does your tank temp change after a WC? Or am I missing something?

I do not use a python, and have no plans in the near future of changing, but......

 

[Rbishop]

2-3 degrees at most and I usually try for a lowering. I adjust my tap so it feels cool running over my fingers, then shot it off and attach, trying for the same spot when I start the water up. You can always feel the tubing and make adjustments. Not highly accurate but has worked for me for 30+ years....

 

[NJ Devils Fan]

There are two options on the python - you can either drain/syphon the water out of the tank or fill the tank. When you are going to syphon, the piece of the python that attaches to the faucet lets the water from the sink run through the python's plastic tube:

When you are going to fill the tank, you simply keep the plastic piece in the drain position so the water continues to run through to the sink. I fill a cup over and over with that running water while using a digital thermometer until I get the temperature within a few tenths of a degree. Then I turn the faucet piece to the fill position and walk quickly to the tank before the water makes it through the 25 feet of tubing to the tank. I'll then put a few drops of prime in as the water is filling the tank.

Couldn't be more easy or less of an issue if you do it that way. You should absolutely get a python and save yourself a lot of time. I'd also recommend the universal adapter as soon as you buy the python. It's so cheap and nearly guarantees that the python will fit your sink. I've used it on three sinks so far and needed the universal piece for each sink.

 

[Wild West]

Hi Tanker,

I was able to get the temp almost perfect with my previous set up. I used to put my hand around the hose where it was attached to the sink to get it close by feeling, after the hose was full of the right temp water I would go check in the aq, it was easy to tell if the new water was too warm or too cold. Later, I found that the faucet I was hooked up to transferred the heat faster than the hose so I would use that for the initial settings!

Keep in mind how big your water heater is depending how many tanks you do

NJ has an excellent point, the adapter....

 

[dudley]

I don't use a Python device, just a hose to refill the tank. I do use a thermometer to get the tap water within 5 - 10F degrees of the tank.

 

[Tifftastic]

I think with the python my tank dropped maybe a degree. I just used the drain function to test the water coming out of the faucet by hand most times and then filled it. But the temp was always back to normal within an hour and I didnt have very sensitive fish (Botia kubotai and a Polypterus senegalus) so I wasn't ever too worried about it.

 

[Greggz]

2-3 degrees at most and I usually try for a lowering. I adjust my tap so it feels cool running over my fingers, then shot it off and attach, trying for the same spot when I start the water up. You can always feel the tubing and make adjustments. Not highly accurate but has worked for me for 30+ years....

Agree with above. Not too scientific. I run the water over my hand, and usually end up with 2-3 degrees off at most on the low side. Funny how sensitive your hand can get after a good many years.

 

[tanker]

Wow, thanks for all the replies. I learned a lot from your answers, I use a b Brute and a PH to pump water in and out of tank. I was just wondering, my water source is a long way from my tanks . so a Python is not in the works. Maybe my husband will install a sink closer?

 

[FreshyFresh]

Another 'adjust by feel' user here and I stay within 2deg or so. It can be touchy in the winter when the tap water is very cold.

 

[cicrush13]

I go by feel, I shoot to keep my tanks between 76-78F and I'm usually within a few degrees of these temps, usually a little on the lower side just to be safe. (and due to the fact my water heater sucks)