Maxi Doser container size?

[Mortie31]

Hello
Is it possible to increase the dosing container size above 30L? which seems to be the max I can get. I’ve got a new Maxi doser I’m using for AWC and would like to set the container size to 200L.. any ideas? Or would it be possible to update software for the Maxi doser to accommodate this as I’m sure lots of these will be used for this purpose.
Cheers Paul

 

[WWIII]

I hope they are able to implement this feature! I also have a 50 gallon container I plan on using for awc with the maxi!

 

[coweyes298]

Hoping they can update this not only for Maxi. I have 10 gallon ATO reservoir and it is funny my doser 2.1 can only apply 30L volume to it...

 

[Mortie31]

Thoughts on this Marco and Matthias? As having to refill containers every few days is a pita

 

[reefwiser]

I never assign the container volume on AWC or ATO as I have float switches on the containers in my garage. I think they need to increase the software limit for those that want to do it that way. What would be the largest volume of water you would suggest 1000 liters, 10,000 liters 100,000 liters?

 

[Mortie31]

I can’t speak for anyone else, but for me 1000L would be more than enough

 

[Support@GHLUSA]

We're having some internal discussions about this...

 

[Mortie31]

I never assign the container volume on AWC or ATO as I have float switches on the containers in my garage. I think they need to increase the software limit for those that want to do it that way. What would be the largest volume of water you would suggest 1000 liters, 10,000 liters 100,000 liters?

I’d like to do it this way as well, but I didn’t think level sensor cables could be long enough. How far away from your P4 are your float switches? I would need my cables to be at least 15 m possibly 20, but using a float switch to alarm and switch doser off when empty, would really help.

 

[Lasse]

The normal floater is a switch - on or off – the distance does not matter. You can use more than one extender if you want or simply doing a DIY. 15 - 20 m is no problem

It would be great if the max volume could be increased rather high. Sometimes you want to know how much water passing through a process during 24 hours (ATO, calcium reactor or filters) there you can calibrate the flow and also through the index function connect this with a Doser function

Sincerely Lasse

 

[reefwiser]

I have 25 ft extension cable for mine. [emoji3]
https://www.cablestogo.com/product/02715/6ft-ps-2-m-f-keyboard-mouse-extension-cable
They go up to 35 ft and you can connect two together if one wanted too [emoji3][emoji106]

 

[WWIII]

I have 25 ft extension cable for mine. [emoji3]
https://www.cablestogo.com/product/02715/6ft-ps-2-m-f-keyboard-mouse-extension-cable
They go up to 35 ft and you can connect two together if one wanted too [emoji3][emoji106]

Thr 6 foot cable costs more than the 35 footer. Lol

 

[reefwiser]

You knows I am sure the 6 ft one sells more thou.

 

[WWIII]

You knows I am sure the 6 ft one sells more thou.

Good deal for those of us needing them for remote sumps and mixing stations!

 

[Mortie31]

The normal floater is a switch - on or off – the distance does not matter. You can use more than one extender if you want or simply doing a DIY. 15 - 20 m is no problem

It would be great if the max volume could be increased rather high. Sometimes you want to know how much water passing through a process during 24 hours (ATO, calcium reactor or filters) there you can calibrate the flow and also through the index function connect this with a Doser function

Sincerely Lasse

Hi Lasse, what’s the index function and how does it work? Please

 

[Lasse]

If you have you have a doser you want to react to switch - let us say - you want to use one doser pump to run as your ATO - you make a switch (not connected to a socket) to react to your level indicator. Let us say - switch channel 64 (seldom used to a socket ) Let us now say that you have a doser (dose head) that you configure as dosing pump 4. Go in in the configuration of dosing pump 4 - find "pump reacts to" check "switch Channel" and fill in 64 as index. Every time Switch Channel 64 have order to run - the pump run.

What I was talking about was the opposite I have an ATO pump that is connected to Switch Channel 2 and that switch is one of my configured sockets. I want to know how much I have left an to get a warning when its low. In this case I take a dosing pump (in the GCC) that I not use or have configured to any real dosing head – in my case dosing pump 15, I configure React to for dosing pump 15 as to react on Switch Channel 2 and after that I run a manual calibration of the pump I use. (you can´t use the calibration function in the GCC for this – you have to calibrate it by yourself. Put in the calibration figures and do a fill up of the tank. Every time when socket 2 is on the dosing pump count down the amount of water as it was a normal, existing dosing pump – and you can get alarms if its run empty

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I hope you understand what I mean

Sincerely Lasse

 

[Mortie31]

If you have you have a doser you want to react to switch - let us say - you want to use one doser pump to run as your ATO - you make a switch (not connected to a socket) to react to your level indicator. Let us say - switch channel 64 (seldom used to a socket ) Let us now say that you have a doser (dose head) that you configure as dosing pump 4. Go in in the configuration of dosing pump 4 - find "pump reacts to" check "switch Channel" and fill in 64 as index. Every time Switch Channel 64 have order to run - the pump run.

What I was talking about was the opposite I have an ATO pump that is connected to Switch Channel 2 and that switch is one of my configured sockets. I want to know how much I have left an to get a warning when its low. In this case I take a dosing pump (in the GCC) that I not use or have configured to any real dosing head – in my case dosing pump 15, I configure React to for dosing pump 15 as to react on Switch Channel 2 and after that I run a manual calibration of the pump I use. (you can´t use the calibration function in the GCC for this – you have to calibrate it by yourself. Put in the calibration figures and do a fill up of the tank. Every time when socket 2 is on the dosing pump count down the amount of water as it was a normal, existing dosing pump – and you can get alarms if its run empty

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I hope you understand what I mean

Sincerely Lasse

Cool thank you, I think I get it, so in effect you are using a virtual pump to calculate the water volume of your real pump. If I’ve understood you correctly this would work for me if they can’t increase the size of dosing containers.

 

[Lasse]

Cool thank you, I think I get it, so in effect you are using a virtual pump to calculate the water volume of your real pump. If I’ve understood you correctly this would work for me if they can’t increase the size of dosing containers.

No I do not think that work around will extend the volume more than 30 litres for us in Europe (but you still use gallons I suppose – but on the other hand – tradition is strong in the UK - as I understand - you still have a royal warden of the swans of Themsen ) Dosing pump 1 – 16 is all restricted to 30 litres but my trick make that you can track your use with other pumps than Doser 1, Doser 2 or maxi doser if the other pumps use a socket for on/off as I do with my ATO pump. My ATO container take 20 litres so its below the limit of 30 litres. I can get a warning if it will be lower than what I need for one day as an example

Sincerely Lasse

 

[Macca_75]

@Vinny@GHLUSA do you know if the max container size will be increased for use with a Maxi doser as AWC (for monitoring how water is left in storage)? Thinking in the thousands of litres.

 

[AZMSGT]

@Vinny@GHLUSA do you know if the max container size will be increased for use with a Maxi doser as AWC (for monitoring how water is left in storage)? Thinking in the thousands of litres.

Everything I have read says it will increase in the next update. Hopefully it will. I have a 60 gallon container I would like to keep track of.

 

[Mortie31]

Everything I have read says it will increase in the next update. Hopefully it will. I have a 60 gallon container I would like to keep track of.

The latest FW should of fixed this, according to the update comments