jager heater query

[sophie]

could anyone with experience of the jäger aquarium heater enlighten me
as to whether "fully submersible" actually MEANS fully submersible? It
has a minimum water line and lots of lovely diagrams indicating how well
insulated the cable is, and an arrow pointing to a double sealing joint,
but no specific instructions as to a maximum level.
I'm assuming that I can in fact put the whole thing underwater (it's
been operating that way for a while now) but I've developed a sudden
paranoia about it. Can't find any definitive info on the net either, and
I thought I'd ask here before ringing the manufacturers...

many thanks for any help,
--
sophie

[Nikki Casali]

sophie wrote:

> could anyone with experience of the jäger aquarium heater enlighten me
> as to whether "fully submersible" actually MEANS fully submersible? It
> has a minimum water line and lots of lovely diagrams indicating how well
> insulated the cable is, and an arrow pointing to a double sealing joint,
> but no specific instructions as to a maximum level.
> I'm assuming that I can in fact put the whole thing underwater (it's
> been operating that way for a while now) but I've developed a sudden
> paranoia about it. Can't find any definitive info on the net either, and
> I thought I'd ask here before ringing the manufacturers...
>
> many thanks for any help,

Every submersible heater has a minimum water line to prevent users from
overheating the coil and cracking the glass.

Where exactly would the manufacturer place the maximum water level line?
It would be an imaginary line set quite a few feet above the heater. ;-)

Fully submersible == fully submersible.

Nikki

[Bill Stock]

"sophie" > wrote in message
...
> could anyone with experience of the jäger aquarium heater enlighten me as
> to whether "fully submersible" actually MEANS fully submersible? It has a
> minimum water line and lots of lovely diagrams indicating how well
> insulated the cable is, and an arrow pointing to a double sealing joint,
> but no specific instructions as to a maximum level.
> I'm assuming that I can in fact put the whole thing underwater (it's been
> operating that way for a while now) but I've developed a sudden paranoia
> about it. Can't find any definitive info on the net either, and I thought
> I'd ask here before ringing the manufacturers...
>
> many thanks for any help,
> --
> sophie

Not quite Ebo specific, but I recall a thread about this a few months back.
Apparently the water line thing is a safety standards issue in some
countries like the UK and Canada. Here's the thread:

http://groups-beta.google.com/group/rec.aquaria.freshwater.misc/browse_thread/thread/ff06d89a549fa567/b35aac1a64a4f15b?q=net+max+submersible+heater+jage r&_done=%2Fgroups%3Fq%3Dnet+max+submersible+heater+j ager%26&_doneTitle=Back+to+Search&&d#b35aac1a64a4f15b

[Billy]

"Bill Stock" > wrote in message
...
|
| Not quite Ebo specific, but I recall a thread about this a few
months back.
| Apparently the water line thing is a safety standards issue in some
| countries like the UK and Canada. Here's the thread:
|

IIRC, I had an ebo that said "maximum water line" as well as "fully
submersible"., Made me paranoid as well.

[JG]

Bill is correct. It's a standards issue with the national governing boards
in some countries. That said, it is fully submersible.
"Billy" > wrote in message
...
>
>
> "Bill Stock" > wrote in message
> ...
> |
> | Not quite Ebo specific, but I recall a thread about this a few
> months back.
> | Apparently the water line thing is a safety standards issue in some
> | countries like the UK and Canada. Here's the thread:
> |
>
> IIRC, I had an ebo that said "maximum water line" as well as "fully
> submersible"., Made me paranoid as well.
>
>

[Nikki Casali]

Billy wrote:

> "Bill Stock" > wrote in message
> ...
> |
> | Not quite Ebo specific, but I recall a thread about this a few
> months back.
> | Apparently the water line thing is a safety standards issue in some
> | countries like the UK and Canada. Here's the thread:
> |
>
> IIRC, I had an ebo that said "maximum water line" as well as "fully
> submersible"., Made me paranoid as well.

Sounds like they're trying to hedge their bets!

Nikki