Disclaimer - I have done ZERO research on this one
I like the idea of a battery backup for the pumps to keep them going in the event of a power loss. With nasty weather approaching it's only a matter of time before the power goes out. Sometimes it's quick, sometimes it's for a day or two.
I am planning at some stage to get a generator, but haven't dealt with it.
So to power the vortechs off a battery what do you need?
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[*]Do you have to use their battery backup?
Can you make your own?
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Where's the logic in the system? Low voltage cutoff in the MP40 controllers that switches to the aux power input, or what? 12VDC aux input, or something else? Remember, I haven't done a lick of reading yet
I want significant flow for a variety of reasons but none perhaps more important than keeping my nem happy on her perch. Walkabout = swath of death (which I accept already btw). An airstone ain't going to cut it.
I like the idea of a battery backup for the pumps to keep them going in the event of a power loss. With nasty weather approaching it's only a matter of time before the power goes out. Sometimes it's quick, sometimes it's for a day or two.
I am planning at some stage to get a generator, but haven't dealt with it.
So to power the vortechs off a battery what do you need?
[list type=decimal]
[*]Do you have to use their battery backup?
Can you make your own?
[/list type=decimal]
Where's the logic in the system? Low voltage cutoff in the MP40 controllers that switches to the aux power input, or what? 12VDC aux input, or something else? Remember, I haven't done a lick of reading yet
I want significant flow for a variety of reasons but none perhaps more important than keeping my nem happy on her perch. Walkabout = swath of death (which I accept already btw). An airstone ain't going to cut it.