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A TO Apex code

Trio91

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So today we had a bit of "brown-out" here in Roselle. Everything in the house cut off but came back on about 5min after.

My question is: to my control/code afficianados, is there an Apex code that I can program to shut off my ATO in case something like this happens again? When it went out, my ATO kept going on and off and I want it to shut off for a set period of time as a precaution
 
art13

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kept going on and off? i'm guessing you had some random power in that 5 minutes? I don't know of a code, but the easiest way i can think of would be to plug it into a small UPS. You wouldn't need much to run it for a considerable amount of time as the draw is minimal to keep it turned on. Also assume you have the tunze osmolator.
 
njtiger24 aquariums

njtiger24 aquariums

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What ATO do you have? I don't really think you can code this situation in a system. Now your ATO should only kick on if your water falls below a set level.

Like @art13 said a UPS would help in situation like this because it would keep power to the unit for x number of mins. I have a UPS that runs both of my Jabeos wave makers. I can run them (without changing any settings) for about 90mins before the UPS dies.
 
Trio91

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art13 said:
kept going on and off? i'm guessing you had some random power in that 5 minutes? I don't know of a code, but the easiest way i can think of would be to plug it into a small UPS. You wouldn't need much to run it for a considerable amount of time as the draw is minimal to keep it turned on. Also assume you have the tunze osmolator.
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Yea that's what was happening art. It kept going on n off with the surges.
njtiger24 aquariums said:
What ATO do you have? I don't really think you can code this situation in a system. Now your ATO should only kick on if your water falls below a set level.

Like @art13 said a UPS would help in situation like this because it would keep power to the unit for x number of mins. I have a UPS that runs both of my Jabeos wave makers. I can run them (without changing any settings) for about 90mins before the UPS dies.
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I have the smart ATO (which isn't that smart obviously)
 
Trio91

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so here is what i have it set to....i am not sure if this is is right or if i should have it set differently. i copied this off a site not really knowing if this makes sense....i really do not understand the coding part of the apex

Fallback OFF
Set OFF
If Sw1 CLOSED Then ON
If Sw1 OPEN Then OFF
Defer 001:00 Then ON
Min Time 010:00 Then OFF
 
Mark_C

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I think Paul B had a post regarding this. He rigged a gfi switch somehow. I dont recall the specific details but I'm sure there's a supermodel involved. Im posting via my phone right now or I would do a search.
 
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horseplay

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I do not have this problem but the defer command should work. What it does is that after the ON condition is met it will delay switching on the outlet for x number of minutes. I use it for my skimmer so it will turn on 3 mins after the return pump is turned on.
 
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I have the JBJ ATO that I leave on all the time unless I have power issues. The way I see it is it will send me text messages if it loses power and I will know that I need to check on it and turn it back on. I am new to the Apex and for 3 weeks Ive been dialing this thing in.

Fallback OFF
Set ON
If Outlet RTN_Pump = OFF Then OFF
If Power Apex Off 001 Then OFF
If Salini < 33.0 Then OFF
 
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