Setting temp probe to turn off heater.

[jboone82590]

I just got a finnex 300w heater for my 2 tanks.
I'm having trouble getting the outlet to turn off the heater at 80.5°
It will go up to 83 and send me a text saying it's at 83 and when it goes down to 75 it sends me a text saying it's at 75.

My outlet program says
Heater program
Fallback off
Temp prob tmp
On temp 79.5
Off temp 80.5

But it goes up to 83.

 

[thetedinator]

I just got a finnex 300w heater for my 2 tanks.
I'm having trouble getting the outlet to turn off the heater at 80.5°
It will go up to 83 and send me a text saying it's at 83 and when it goes down to 75 it sends me a text saying it's at 75.

My outlet program says
Heater program
Fallback off
Temp prob tmp
On temp 79.5
Off temp 80.5

But it goes up to 83.

Post the actual program. What you posted does not look like an Apex program.

Here is what I use to control my heaters (also Finnex):

Fallback OFF
If Tmp < 77.0 Then ON
If Tmp > 77.5 Then OFF
If Tmp < 70.5 Then OFF

 

[Dayson]

Here is mine. Hope it helps.

Fallback ON
If Temp < 79.4 Then ON
If Temp > 79.7 Then OFF
If Outlet Return_6 = OFF Then OFF

 

[jboone82590]

I just got a finnex 300w heater for my 2 tanks.
I'm having trouble getting the outlet to turn off the heater at 80.5°
It will go up to 83 and send me a text saying it's at 83 and when it goes down to 75 it sends me a text saying it's at 75.

My outlet program says
Heater program
Fallback off
Temp prob tmp
On temp 79.5
Off temp 80.5

But it goes up to 83.

I should have said that I can't do it threw fusion so the only thing I can do is what is on the controller.
That's all the controller has for me. Unless I am missing a spot to program something else threw the controller.

 

[thetedinator]

If you can see your system on Fusion (second image), you should be able to program it through fusion.
If change the control type from heater to advance, you will see the program.
I would recommend that you enable logs for everything on your system. That would let you look and see when the heater is turning on or off.

Based on the screen shot, your program in the advance tab should be:
Fallback OFF
If Tmp < 79.5 Then ON
If Tmp > 80.5 Then OFF

 

[jboone82590]

If you can see your system on Fusion (second image), you should be able to program it through fusion.
If change the control type from heater to advance, you will see the program.
I would recommend that you enable logs for everything on your system. That would let you look and see when the heater is turning on or off.

Based on the screen shot, your program in the advance tab should be:
Fallback OFF
If Tmp < 79.5 Then ON
If Tmp > 80.5 Then OFF

So in order for me to program it in Fusion I have to go to the advanced option?

 

[thetedinator]

No. If you want to have more than a basic program, then yes. For example, I have a line that says

if tmp<70.5 then off

If the tmp probe goes bonkers and registers a significantly low temperature, I want the heater off until I figure out what is going on. You have to set the control to advance to add additional lines to the program.

Make sure you enable logs.

 

[jboone82590]

No. If you want to have more than a basic program, then yes. For example, I have a line that says

if tmp<70.5 then off

If the tmp probe goes bonkers and registers a significantly low temperature, I want the heater off until I figure out what is going on. You have to set the control to advance to add additional lines to the program.

Make sure you enable logs.

I already checked the logs. I will do this for everything else when i set it up.
I can't even do the program I sent a pic of in Fusion. I have to do even the basic program in the controller.

 

[thetedinator]

I already checked the logs. I will do this for everything else when i set it up.
I can't even do the program I sent a pic of in Fusion. I have to do even the basic program in the controller.

From the looks of the screen shot, you are not logged into Fusion with a admin privilege. Why?
You can also access your Apex on your local network by putting in the IP address in a browser. If will prompt for a user name password and then you are in.

 

[jboone82590]

From the looks of the screen shot, you are not logged into Fusion with a admin privilege. Why?
You can also access your Apex on your local network by putting in the IP address in a browser. If will prompt for a user name password and then you are in.

I didint even know there was an admin privilege lol.
And you mean by putting the IP into the web browser?

 

[thetedinator]

Comprehensive Users Manual, Page 26

https://www.neptunesystems.com/downloads/docs/Comprehensive_Reference_Manual.pdf

 

[jboone82590]

From the looks of the screen shot, you are not logged into Fusion with a admin privilege. Why?
You can also access your Apex on your local network by putting in the IP address in a browser. If will prompt for a user name password and then you are in.

Thanks a bunch for all the help by the way.
I'll have to see if I can switch it to the other setting tomorrow when i get home.

 

[jboone82590]

Comprehensive Users Manual, Page 26

https://www.neptunesystems.com/downloads/docs/Comprehensive_Reference_Manual.pdf

I looked at the manual and downloaded the stuff and now I'm at this page but I still can't configure anything. When I go to save it then it just goes right back to what it was.

 

[jboone82590]

Comprehensive Users Manual, Page 26

https://www.neptunesystems.com/downloads/docs/Comprehensive_Reference_Manual.pdf

That's what I habe when I go to program it.
Am I in the right spot?