whisper 10-20 gallon heater

[Nautilus29]

To anyone looking for a heater. DO NOT get a Whisper. Maybe you one of you guys have had luck with yours but mine is a piece of junk. two days in a row ive come home to my tank temp being over 90 degrees. One of my albino cories have died from this.

Both days in the morning i checked the temp and turned my heater DOWN. Both days it went in the opposite direction. I dont think that makes too much sence to me. And i know for sure i was turning it the right way.

I will be getting a new heater soon so i wont have to put up with this anymore. Im going to check into getting this one returned or sent back to the company.

[Danny M]

Is the heater in the correct position? I mean, the water level is over the mark? Is the heater in the full current of water?
I noticed a thing: I have 2 different heaters, a cheap one, from China, and an Elite one, for both I have to set the temp 2 degrees below desired temp.
For example, I need the temp to be 24C, I set the heater to 22C.
If you get so big variations, is maybe because you got a faulty piece of equipment, this could happen to anyone... Could be dameged during transport... It's not allways manufacturer's fault... Only sometimes.

[jman]

if the heater is not set up to be aligned with the water level mark on the heater it causes a lot of problems but i have heard about bad whisper's as well

[Lady Hobbs]

My newest heater has no markings at all. Just the dial that you turn and get to "guess" the setting. I get the water where I want it and turn the dial back one notch at a time. I hate it tho. I want to set the thing and know that's what the water will be.

[jman]

Mine has markings o well ...right?

I guess they may come on certain one's

[Nautilus29]

mine is just a turn dial like hobbs. no markings except for a plus and a minus. also I have the water up the the water marking. So i think its just a bad heater.

[jeffs99dime]

mine is just a turn dial like hobbs. no markings except for a plus and a minus. also I have the water up the the water marking. So i think its just a bad heater.

visi therm stealths. there, i said it! lol

[jman]

Lololololololol