Problem heater diagnosis

[reefcat]

I have a heater for my 5 gallon quarantine tank and it has a dial and when i set it to heat to 80 degrees it heats to like 95 and never stays stable... any ideas????

[Milad]

Originally Posted by reefcat

I have a heater for my 5 gallon quarantine tank and it has a dial and when i set it to heat to 80 degrees it heats to like 95 and never stays stable... any ideas????

stuck heater?

[Myka]

The dials are often not accurate. Just try setting it at 70 or something, and see what happens. Personally, I would chuck the heater. Heaters are cheap, a tank full of livestock isn't. Yours is just in a QT, but I bet most of the fish that pass through there are worth more than a heater.

[pelle31]

The dial as in like an jagger heater or one like an older style Thermal? If its like a Thermal with the hard plastic,you can lift the plastic shroud up and turn backwards to lower the setting(or raise). You may have to play with it for a bit. Or just throw it out and buy a new one!! Hope this sorta helps ya.

[Lance]

I say "chuck it".

[reefcat]

thanks guys ill just chuck it then