Apex heating elements

[tapeworm123]

Does anyone know of any heating elements with standard plugs on them I can use with my apex controller. I need a heater with no controller, that is glass and-not titanium.

 

[blaxsun]

Does anyone know of any heating elements with standard plugs on them I can use with my apex controller. I need a heater with no controller, that is glass and-not titanium.

I use a Hygger titanium heater (no controller) as a tertiary backup heater that's controlled by the Apex.

 

[tapeworm123]

Do you know of one that is glass and not titanium,also it must not have a controller. Just plugs in and heats doesn’t control it self.

 

[encrustingacro]

I haven’t heard of a glass heater without a controller.

 

[Lbrdsoxfan]

Does anyone know of any heating elements with standard plugs on them I can use with my apex controller. I need a heater with no controller, that is glass and-not titanium.

Ok, so what are you trying to achieve exactally? There are various heaters out there that are already set (non adjustable) at 78 degrees and there are some that will cook your fish without some sort of temp controller inline?

I run the preset heaters by choice, IME less likely to take on water or runaway (usually...) and fail. In my situation, I use a controller as a backup for temp control.

 

[Lbrdsoxfan]

I haven’t heard of a glass heater without a controller.

Eh, mine are cheapie glass and are preset.

 

[gbru316]

It's best practice to use your Apex as a backup control for your heater, so that if the heater sticks on, the Apex can kill power to it.

If you use the Apex as primary heater control and the EB832 relay sticks on, there's no way of having the Apex shut it off.

 

[encrustingacro]

Eh, mine are cheapie glass and are preset.

It still has a controller that turns the heater on and of at a certain temperature. @tapeworm123 is talking about a heater that is always on and that you need to buy a controller for in order to control it.

 

[Lbrdsoxfan]

It still has a controller that turns the heater on and of at a certain temperature. @tapeworm123 is talking about a heater that is always on and that you need to buy a controller for in order to control it.

Then titanium elements are all I know that fits the bill, finnex and brs does a 'house' brand that's finnex made iirc... Just a plug and will heat until the water boils out without a controller.

Used to be some ceramic element models around, but haven't seen or used those in a bit.

 

[Lbrdsoxfan]

It's best practice to use your Apex as a backup control for your heater, so that if the heater sticks on, the Apex can kill power to it.

If you use the Apex as primary heater control and the EB832 relay sticks on, there's no way of having the Apex shut it off.

I use EB4's to control my heaters.

I don't like relying on TRIAC's. It's a dice roll as it is, but the soothing sound of a relay clicking off and DIY serviceability works for me. I've r&r'ed TRIAC's on a EB8 already, so I lost my love for the setup. I'm good with what I've been doing over the years.