Unhappy with autotopoff.com purchase

[wingedfish]

All for a $2 ebay float switch and a cord. I just got 10 of those floats for $20 but i didn't know someone was in business building and fleecing customers with them. hope he doesn't have a patent....

[Megalodon]

Originally Posted by wingedfish

All for a $2 ebay float switch and a cord. I just got 10 of those floats for $20 but i didn't know someone was in business building and fleecing customers with them. hope he doesn't have a patent....

I doubt it. For the $80 I spent he can't even drill straight.

[Bloodasp]

Made my own. $5 for 2 float switches, $20 for the pump, $15 for the relay. Transformer and everything else recycled from old hardware I had lying around.

[wingedfish]

I skipped the relay an used an aqualifter which draws practically nothing.

[Megalodon]

I emailed, Paul said I had to mail it back to them and they'd refund the purchase price, meaning I'd be out $21.95 X 2 = $43.90.

He also said I don't really need to put the zip ties through the holes, I can just wrap them around the two pieces and pull it tight. That doesn't seem stable enough for me. There should be nylon screws with aligned holes IMO.

[no_bs]

Try Oceanic Corals, i bet they have something. Worth checking them out.

[Megalodon]

Originally Posted by no_bs

Try Oceanic Corals, i bet they have something. Worth checking them out.

Hey, I love your user ID "no bs" haha.

I checked them out and they don't have anything listed under auto topoffs but thanks for the suggestion I'll keep them in mind next time I'm shopping online. Cheers.

[Bloodasp]

Originally Posted by wingedfish

I skipped the relay an used an aqualifter which draws practically nothing.

I have this uneasy feeling about about ac current and water mixing specially for something that's a diy and not hemetically sealed. Which is why I used a relay to isolate it.