mjbarnard
Member
I have an Aquamedic M-Ventil Pulse Solenoid valve which is only a few months old but is stuck open. Luckily I recognised it a couple of days ago when looking at the drop checker in the morning before leaving for work. The fish didnt look too happy. Since there are several hundred pounds of Discus fish, this was fortuitous.
I have googled and discovered this is well recognised. I have taken the valve apart and tried cleaning, lubricating etc, but no good. I wont bore with details here, but basically due to observations of barrel behaviour when switched on/off which is different to plugged/unplugged and different from attached to valve diaphragm or not, have concluded that it is irretrievably faulty.
For various reasons not going to pursue replacement.
Can anyone kindly advise their recommended best high quality solenoid valve? I bought the m ventil pulse on recommendation and because it says only uses pulse electricity during switching so less likely to overheat. Happy to buy another one on basis this was one off, but do you have other recommendations? ADC have Ruwal in stock, and Tropical and Marines have Deltec. TGM have standard (non-pulse) Aquamedic. Stock on AE etc, seems low/none.
Thanks
Matthew
I have googled and discovered this is well recognised. I have taken the valve apart and tried cleaning, lubricating etc, but no good. I wont bore with details here, but basically due to observations of barrel behaviour when switched on/off which is different to plugged/unplugged and different from attached to valve diaphragm or not, have concluded that it is irretrievably faulty.
For various reasons not going to pursue replacement.
Can anyone kindly advise their recommended best high quality solenoid valve? I bought the m ventil pulse on recommendation and because it says only uses pulse electricity during switching so less likely to overheat. Happy to buy another one on basis this was one off, but do you have other recommendations? ADC have Ruwal in stock, and Tropical and Marines have Deltec. TGM have standard (non-pulse) Aquamedic. Stock on AE etc, seems low/none.
Thanks
Matthew