Breaking in Skimmer causing Osmolator malfunction??

[DVal]

I have a Vertex 180i that I'm breaking in. Has anybody had any issues with the amount of microbubbles effecting their Osmolator? There were so many that bubbles are getting through the bubble trap to the return section. I came in this morning and found that my Osmolator had dumped about 8-10 gallons into my sump. Luckily no livestock. My safety float switch saved the day..in hindsight, its probably to high up. There shouldn't have been any siphoning with the line terminating well above waterline in the sump and ATO reservoir and the fact that the safety switch stopped flow. There were alot of bubble on the optic sensor. Im wondering if that may have caused a malfunction?

 

[T_BONE]

I don’t personally know if this could cause malfunction but if you suspect micro bubbles are the issue you could try to put a sock of some sorts over the discharge of the skimmer to manage the bubbles. Hope this helps.

 

[DVal]

I don’t personally know if this could cause malfunction but if you suspect micro bubbles are the issue you could try to put a sock of some sorts over the discharge of the skimmer to manage the bubbles. Hope this helps.

I was following the recommendations in the manual, which is to leave the collection cup off for 24 hrs. Tons of bubbles as expected.