My Hailea HS28 behaviour same as yours?

**bernie** · 28th Mar 2011, 16:53

I set my chiller temp at 25C. Not long after cut off, the temperature will rise to 25.5C within minutes. The temperature will slowly rise to 25.8 and then takes a longer time to reach 25.9C. I am reading the temp from the chiller panel.

Does your Hailea behaves the same way? Do I need to install a external thermostat to have a more gradual temperature reading and hence the chiller kick in less often?

**eviltrain** · 28th Mar 2011, 17:23

25 to 25.5 in few mins
25.5 to 25.8 in ? mins?
25.8 to 25.9 in ? mins?

how long it starts kick in again? ( from stop at 25 to start at 25.9? )

**bernie** · 28th Mar 2011, 17:28

25.5 to 25.8 in ? mins?
25.8 to 25.9 in ? mins?

Depends on ambient temp. but usually the next kick in will be 1hr to 1hr15mins later.

**eviltrain** · 28th Mar 2011, 17:33

thats very good timing lo. haha. you have more problem if the kick in timing less than 30 mins

**bernie** · 28th Mar 2011, 17:39

I just want to know if its normal for the chiller to rise to 25.5C so fast. It's like after it chilled to 25C then quickly the temp rise to 25.5C

**Shadow** · 28th Mar 2011, 17:41

1hrs plus is normal, you need to worry when your chiller kick in every say 10 minutes or less

**eviltrain** · 28th Mar 2011, 17:44

Originally Posted by bernie

I just want to know if its normal for the chiller to rise to 25.5C so fast. It's like after it chilled to 25C then quickly the temp rise to 25.5C

use your digital thermometer or normal thermometer to see the tank temperature then. you case maybe some thing wrong with the sensor. if not, your canister or pump might be causing a lot of heat. But dun worry if your chiller kicks in like 1 hour to 1 hour 15 mins la.

**bernie** · 28th Mar 2011, 17:45

So I just ignore the temp. panel & listen to the kick in kick out sound instead.
Side track, the blue LED is so bright that it lit up my living room when lights out.

**bernie** · 28th Mar 2011, 17:47

OK OK. Thanks for the assurance that the chiller is fine, else have to spend money DIY external thermostat already.

**eviltrain** · 28th Mar 2011, 17:48

even if you spent money for diy external probe, it will cost less than 3 red notes from sim lim tower.

cover with a cardboard cut to size and stick scotch tape on top lor. i do that to my hailea 150A too. hee hee

**bernie** · 28th Mar 2011, 17:50

But wire coming out from the chiller not nice already.

**kakaz** · 28th Mar 2011, 22:13

Eviltrain

Yes my Hailea 300A behaves in same way. I set the temperature at 27 degree and it reaches to 27.5 within a minute and after that it takes atleast 20 to 30 minutes to reach 28 degree and then kick in.

The kick in period depends on how fast your aquarium gets warmed up due to ambient temperature irrespective of chiller capacity. Higher chilling power does not mean delayed kick in; but interval period between two kick in depends on how good your aquarium is insulated.

Regards
Kakaz