Welp ink bird failure

[klr0808]

Why 79?

I have found elevated temperatures make things happen fast, especially bad things.

Have seen 77-80 as the range. Current temp is 78.8 based on two thermometers

 

[klr0808]

I did read that, but I've had good luck with mine. I wonder if you got a lemon. Is it totally dead, it won't power on?

Totally dead. Wouldnt power on at all. Where did you get yours?

 

[MikeReefs]

man sucks to to hear I’ve heard rare occasions where the probes malfunctioned but it’s a first hearing the whole unit won’t turn on. I have the double probe WiFi model and it has been running smoothly for a year and a half now

 

[klr0808]

man sucks to to hear I’ve heard rare occasions where the probes malfunctioned but it’s a first hearing the whole unit won’t turn on. I have the double probe WiFi model and it has been running smoothly for a year and a half now

Thats the same one I had. I had a nicrew digital 100 watt heater on it, but the heater is working fine now. What heaters do you use and do you have a back up fail safe heater not connected to inkbird

 

[MikeReefs]

Thats the same one I had. I had a nicrew digital 100 watt heater on it, but the heater is working fine now. What heaters do you use and do you have a back up fail safe heater not connected to inkbird

I have it connected to a Eheim Jagger (highly recommend). I don’t have a second heater not connected to an INKBIRD. The lowest my house is around 72-73. And if I get that notification of any failure under 76 the INKBIRD or heater, I have spare heaters I can throw in.

 

[Fish Fan]

Totally dead. Wouldnt power on at all. Where did you get yours?

From an eBay seller, and no problems with the transaction or the InkBird:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/153639019605

 

[MikeReefs]

Bought mine off brs. Almost got mine from Amazon but knowing Amazon sellers, sometimes repackage returned items. At least with brs you know it’s coming directly from inkbird brandnew

 

[klr0808]

Bought mine off brs. Almost got mine from Amazon but knowing Amazon sellers, sometimes repackage returned items. At least with brs you know it’s coming directly from inkbird brandnew

Valid. Maybe I will do this.

 

[klr0808]

I have it connected to a Eheim Jagger (highly recommend). I don’t have a second heater not connected to an INKBIRD. The lowest my house is around 72-73. And if I get that notification of any failure under 76 the INKBIRD or heater, I have spare heaters I can throw in.

I looked into the eheims, but they’re way too long for the back portion of my all-in-one 20 gallon

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

The Wi-Fi model is the one that failed for me

What exactly happened? When plugged into a live outlet, no lights at all?

I’ve not had a problem with the six I have, but it’s only been a few months.

I have each one redundant so it takes two failures for heat to stick on. Heat off is not a big deal in my size tank as it will fall slowly and the others will alert me high or low.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Totally dead. Wouldnt power on at all. Where did you get yours?

I got all mine from Amazon. I have 4 wifi types and two non wifi. Mine are the heating and cooling types.

Monitoring them remotely is important to me.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

You are sure the outlet has power and it’s not a GFCI or breaker trip?

 

[klr0808]

You are sure the outlet has power and it’s not a GFCI or breaker trip?

I am pretty sure. I checked everything and nothing else appeared to be of issue. Everything else was on.

 

[klr0808]

What exactly happened? When plugged into a live outlet, no lights at all?

I’ve not had a problem with the six I have, but it’s only been a few months.

I have each one redundant so it takes two failures for heat to stick on. Heat off is not a big deal in my size tank as it will fall slowly and the others will alert me high or low.

Came down and the whole ink bird unit was off. Nothing else off. Only had the one heater

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Just to be sure, plug something else into that same outlet, unless something already is that is clearly on.

 

[Uncle99]

I allow notifications from InkBird 24-7-365 as this allows me to take action. The audio alarm should easily wake you up.

You can get upper alarms or lower alarms or else E5 system error which turns off the InkBird power.

If you got a warning, what does the chart show just before the problem.

If it went offline, that sounds more like a 2.4ghz connection problem rather than InkBird.

 

[klr0808]

Just to be sure, plug something else into that same outlet, unless something already is that is clearly on.

Yes the heater is plugged in there now and has been since

 

[klr0808]

I allow notifications from InkBird 24-7-365 as this allows me to take action. The audio alarm should easily wake you up.

You can get upper alarms or lower alarms or else E5 system error which turns off the InkBird power.

If you got a warning, what does the chart show just before the problem.

If it went offline, that sounds more like a 2.4ghz connection problem rather than InkBird.

Honestly I didnt know it had alarms and cant see the old device now bc I removed it

 

[klr0808]

I allow notifications from InkBird 24-7-365 as this allows me to take action. The audio alarm should easily wake you up.

You can get upper alarms or lower alarms or else E5 system error which turns off the InkBird power.

If you got a warning, what does the chart show just before the problem.

If it went offline, that sounds more like a 2.4ghz connection problem rather than InkBird.

But that doesnt entirely explain why when J plug it in, it was completely dead, didnt turn on at all.

 

[Uncle99]

Honestly I didnt know it had alarms and cant see the old device now bc I removed it

For it just to die would likely be rare.
I have several running 5+ years.