In message iHOde.9631$fI.6272@fed1read05, Bill
writes
On 2005-05-03, sophiefishstuff
wrote:
If the weather is warmer (and I have to say it is not for many days a
year that the ambient temp. is close what I want the tank to be) won't
the heater just switch itself off?

I'm too newbie to properly answer the question about the 8C temperature
difference, but he was referring to what happens when (it's my
understanding that it's a "when" and not an "if") the heater fails.

actually, I'd understood him to be referring to exactly the opposite -
that it was too many watts for *normal usage*... I understand the
problem with the heater getting stuck on...

snick

NetMax has a great explanation on his site he
http://www.2cah.com/netmax/basics/heaters/heaters.shtml

I think Netmax though this wattage would be fine!
--
sophie
increasingly bemused...

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