Answer me this

Aquattro · #1 02-28-2015, 04:15 PM

Why do powerhead manufacturers not put a quick disconnect a couple feet from the pump?
To clean my Tunze or Jebao pumps, I have to fish up to 15' of cord through a rats nest to get the pump away from the tank. Sheesh

IanWR · #2 02-28-2015, 04:33 PM

Great idea! Is this something that can be added? I guess just splice in a plug and socket...

BuschWacker · #3 02-28-2015, 04:34 PM

I thought I was the only one who wondered this. The jebao's aren't so bad, at least they have a quick connect at the controller, but my hydors need to be unplugged at my apex, which is inside a separate cabinet, etc. makes maintaining them much harder and that means my laziness usually wins. With all the recent advancements in power head tech, how is this still an issue?

SeaHorse_Fanatic · #4 02-28-2015, 05:12 PM

Brad,

One of the reasons I am so happy with my Jebaos is that I can detach the powerhead from the controller at the quick connect and its only 6' of cable.

My HK pumps were always a pain to unplug and replug.

Anthony

ronau · #5 02-28-2015, 05:15 PM

Probably price and it adds another place for mechanical failure.

crimper · #6 02-28-2015, 05:20 PM

Buy a Jebao

Aquattro · #7 02-28-2015, 05:29 PM

Jebao are a bit better, but the 6' still runs behind the tank. Tunze is about 15' of cable. They all need a quick connect 2' from the pump

lockrookie · #8 03-01-2015, 06:49 AM

I feel your pain with my hydors I have to usually float a bucket in my tank to clean them but I am going to design a bucket out of acrylic that hangs off the front of the tank soon then I can plop them in to soak in magic clean by hydor for easier maintenance. The gyre has doesn't have a quick connect either so this may help me there as well.

Before you slice a cord open to see how many wires are in see if you can find someone with a fried one to tear apart and show you via pic just to be on the safe side

lockrookie · #9 03-01-2015, 07:48 AM

This whole conversation reminds me of who's on first scenario

Samw · #10 03-01-2015, 07:55 AM

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Originally Posted by lockrookie

This whole conversation reminds me of who's on first scenario

Yeah, I am lost. From the first post, it sounded like a simple problem. There's a pump with a 15' powercord that runs behind a tank to the power outlet. To clean the pump, he has to unplug the pump and drag the cord through a nest of other cords. Instead, he wants to get a pump that has quick disconnect (2' would be ideal) so he can easily remove the pump for cleaning and re-install it. The problem sounded simple enough given the 2 sentence description in the first post. Then someone said that the Jebao pump comes with a quick disconnect which was 6' from the pump instead of 2' that Brad prefers. But I thought Brad could just use that one since 6' is better than nothing. Obviously, I misunderstood the problem completely and will exit from the conversation now.