Red Sea rollermat jamming.

[blaxsun]

Green painter's tape on the waste roll really does make all the difference.

 

[knockout]

Yeah took mine apart, cut off the roll and disposed the dirty roll 2/3 got the left over 1/3 reset and appears to be going again, will know more tomorrow, looked like the dirty side was too heavy and crimple the mat as was being pulled

The roller is working as expected again, making a mental note: from this point forward I will remove the dirty roll at the midpoint, this should relieve the motor of added strain.

 

[Northern Flicker]

Man Red Sea stuff is just terrible value right now

 

[blaxsun]

Man Red Sea stuff is just terrible value right now

Just like Neptune, etc.

 

[apb03]

My 1200 also fails when the roll is nearly exhausted. It seems the last two days or so on average.

 

[blaxsun]

My 1200 also fails when the roll is nearly exhausted. It seems the last two days or so on average.

Green. Painter's. Tape. You need to apply a 6-8" strip on the spool of the waste roll. Otherwise by the time you get to the end it almost always comes loose and just spins in-place.

 

[apb03]

Green. Painter's. Tape. You need to apply a 6-8" strip on the spool of the waste roll. Otherwise by the time you get to the end it almost always comes loose and just spins in-place.

Thanks for the tip, I'll give it a try next time I change my roll which is coming up in a couple of days.

On a side note, I dunno how folks get 6-8 weeks with these things, I'm lucky to get 4.

 

[knockout]

I have had very few issues with my Red Sea equipment from tanks to devices, yes something like this issue with the roller comes up, and I've had to deal with customer service twice, once because the package did not include all the parts. They sent the part right away, once I had a pump on the ReefDose fail (I've had Kamoer pumps fail too) customer service replaced the pump without question. So no more complaints than any other vendor, I've had Neptune stuff that never worked, don't get me started with Ecotech stuff both brands... I think we need to continue to document these issues in forums like these, publically, so the manufacturers take note and build better quality equipment, we all know the pricing margins are in the 1000% range so they can afford better parts.

 

[apb03]

I've been relatively happy with my Reefmat aside from a couple of annoyances. My main gripe beyond the motor being insufficient, is that my unit refuses to connect with the reefbeat app in online mode despite connecting to my wifi fine. I am forced to use it in direct mode using an offline tank.

RedSea wouldn't be my first choice but not my last either as far as quality is concerned.

 

[Hallowhead]

Green painter's tape on the waste roll really does make all the difference.

Where do you apply it ?

 

[blaxsun]

Where do you apply it ?

I take a 6-7" strip and tape the end of the fleece to one of the red half pipes on the waste spool. When the fleece roll is finished I find I need a pair of rubber gloves (and two sets of hands) to pull it apart. One half spool should pull out without issue while the other will need to be unwound (as it's still taped). But since I've been doing this for over a year and a half, zero jams.

 

[Hallowhead]

I take a 6-7" strip and tape the end of the fleece to one of the red half pipes on the waste spool. When the fleece roll is finished I find I need a pair of rubber gloves (and two sets of hands) to pull it apart. One half spool should pull out without issue while the other will need to be unwound (as it's still taped). But since I've been doing this for over a year and a half, zero jams.

I'll definitely try this

 

[blaxsun]

I'll definitely try this

It's literally night and day. The fleece doesn't slip and even if it goes on slightly crooked (which happens sometimes) it still spools away without missing a beat.

 

[aliens172]

mine is doing the exact same thing. Even with no load on the cog/motor it gets jammed. I think im having an issue with the motor not being powerful enough or the motor it self has an issue.

I just happen to me about a week ago red sea send me a replacement drive reef mat 500 it been 24 hrs still good

 

[Muffin87]

My reefmat 500 says it’s jammed but it’s not, it auto rolls even when the auto button is OFF? Does anyone have this problem?

Any solution?

 

[InactionJackson]

Any solution?

Mines working now…don’t have a clue as to how or why…lol,

 

[Reefer_kano]

My 500 started "jamming" about a week ago with no actual jams.

I noticed that the gears weren'tmoving even on manual.

I contacted red sea and they asked for a short video, I sent it to them.
They said that the motor its self might have gone bad but didn't have a replacement motor so the are sending me a new drive unit.

I just bought the 1200 for the new tank, I hope this doesn't happen right of way.
I didn't know that the 1200 had the same size motor as the 500.

 

[InactionJackson]

My 500 started "jamming" about a week ago with no actual jams.

I noticed that the gears weren'tmoving even on manual.

I contacted red sea and they asked for a short video, I sent it to them.
They said that the motor its self might have gone bad but didn't have a replacement motor so the are sending me a new drive unit.

I just bought the 1200 for the new tank, I hope this doesn't happen right of way.
I didn't know that the 1200 had the same size motor as the 500.

I cleaned the middle part that you pull out when you change the roll, and I make sure it’s not tight when I re install it….

 

[Reefer_kano]

I cleaned the middle part that you pull out when you change the roll, and I make sure it’s not tight when I re install it….

Ok, I always clean up that part because of all the build up that it gets.
The motor for the drive just went bad I guess

 

[spribri]

I was having the dreaded “jammed” message for a week. I was going to take off motor to get serial number when I noticed the end of the supply roller was loose. Tightened it up (screwed all the way on) and have not had an issue since. Check your supply roller if there isn’t a snag or jam!