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08-05-2008, 06:47 AM
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Well, I exchanged the unit (12X) in March and now I'm having problems with the second one. Bulb went out after 5 months, so I went out and bought another. New bulb lasted two days. I have heard recently that power grid brown outs can damage ballasts and maybe this is what is happening here. I really like the design of the Turbo Twist and like the horizontal mounting option. Also like that the inlet and outlet can be offset 90 degrees. This unit is perfect for my system as far as mounting goes. A vertical UV would be a hassle. Therefore, I'm willing to try one more (third one) and this time I'm going to run it off my Noma back-up power supply. But if the third one craps out, that's it...I'm done and will probably go with a Pentair.
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08-05-2008, 02:30 PM
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I bought a Turbo Twist 3X last march and it's been going strong ever since. Mine is plumbed in-line with my Fluval 204 though, so it's not setup as a HOB.When I first hooked it up I was trying to use kind of odd-ball hose with clamps. Well after about an hour of running one of the hoses came off and started siphoning water out of my tank and onto the floor. I was really lucky I was sitting in the room and was able to stop it right away.... I had literally just walked back in the door from a trip to the store. I fixed my plumbing folly and it's been working fine ever since. ...which reminds me, I should probably have a look inside to make sure it's clean.
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