JCAB Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 So I noticed that the led's I have plugged into the "light" outlet of my apex turned on for about 1-2 seconds this morning, hours before they were supposed to turn on. I called Apex support and they said that it was due to a power surge triggered when one of the other devices on the Apex turned off. The only things that could have been turning on/off are an eheim heater or an aqualifter pump. I also have a jebao wp25, but the outlet is set on "on". He suggested I buy a single surge suppressor. Has anyone else had this issue? Should I worry that there is stray voltage going into my tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoly Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 that sounds weird to me.... check your apex clock time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCAB Posted December 13, 2013 Author Share Posted December 13, 2013 the clock is correct (13:37). They turned on for the 1 to 2 seconds and then turned right back off. Then they turned on normally at the set time. The thing is that they don't do it all of the time as I've only noticed it a couple of times - and I stare at my tank A LOT - as I work right next to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 Heater is the culprit of the surge i'd bet. Always the Heater! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10gReef Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 it could be painstaking but you could try resetting the apex and redo your programming. if there is a glitch you might have to clear it. best of luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCAB Posted December 13, 2013 Author Share Posted December 13, 2013 Thanks guys, I appreciate the responses. Support told me to move the heater as far from the lights as possible (ie, if light are on 2 move heater to 8). I'll try that first and see what happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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