Roughly how long can I leave this in, before switching out?
1330350
The instructions on mine (110 gallons size) say to change every 3 months, and rinse with tank water once/month. To me the important think to know is this is your biological and should not be cleaned or changed too often, and only in rotation with the other components to your system . I have rinsed with tap water on occasion, since I know the biological bacteria is also in the gravel, etc. I have also used it longer then 3 months.
1330351
Indefinitely! I've had mine in for 8 months. It will begin to break apart in some point in time, but I have yet to see that
1330352
that piece I usually replace least often than the foam pads and charcoal. Never rinse the biomax that's where all the good bacteria is and you don't want to disturb that. I would say the foam pads last 3 months You can rinse those and the charcoal lasts 1 month and the biomax 6 months. when you do replace the biomax make sure you leave the dirty foam pad and charcoal if you replace all 3 pieces at the same time you wont have any good bacteria and your tank will begin to re cycle and produce ammonia and nitrate which will KILL your fish.
1330353
You should never have to change them out unless your fish has clearly died of an illness and you need to start a new tank cycle, or they are somehow falling apart. The "official" instructions are just to get you to buy more. Also, not enough bacteria lives in your substrate alone to compensate for switching out your filter media; be very careful and only swap out half at a time, then wait at least a month to swap out the other half, if you really feel that you need to change out your media but don't want to damage your tank's cycle. Do not rinse your media under tap water for any reason; this kills healthy bacteria. You should never have to change them out unless your fish has clearly died of an illness and you need to start a new tank cycle, or they are somehow falling apart. The "official" instructions are just to get you to buy more. Also, not enough bacteria lives in your substrate alone to compensate for switching out your filter media; be very careful and only swap out half at a time, then wait at least a month to swap out the other half, if you really feel that you need to change out your media but don't want to damage your tank's cycle. Do not rinse your media under tap water for any... » Read More You should never have to change them out unless your fish has clearly died of an illness and you need to start a new tank cycle, or they are somehow falling apart. The "official" instructions are just to get you to buy more. Also, not enough bacteria lives in your substrate alone to compensate for switching out your filter media; be very careful and only swap out half at a time, then wait at least a month to swap out the other half, if you really feel that you need to change out your media but don't want to damage your tank's cycle. Do not rinse your media under tap water for any reason; this kills healthy bacteria. « Show Less
1664787
You can probably figure something out to lock it in..but it would take about 30 mins to uninstall. Had mine on about 2 years never had a problem.
1616982
No, this is designed to hold about 10-30minutes of charge, depending on the strength of the battery.. Actually just enough power to allow one to switch over to alternate power source, or safely shut down you system.
899783
If properly maintained it should be fine. I would not leave it out 24/7. Hope this helps
1648697
you can do prepared minutes or just switch out the device with whatever device you already had. I believe it's only a $10 fee to switch.
1732239
Don't know, really. I usually just plug it in and leave it till the next day.
1925473
Dont know, I just started using mine a few weeks ago. Have not yet had to change it out.
2238312
You can do whichever you are comfortable with. I found, after inadvertently leaving it on all day, there is no trouble at all. So now, I just leave it with the blue light blinking (transmitting) round the clock. Whether this is good practice, I don't know. But, I have seen no hazard doing this in over a year and a half.
153458
I would say about 2 or 3 hours if that long. I put it in before I go to bed.
1143360
I tend to just leave it all night charging, but I would say maybe 4 or so hours.
1697953
Not very long. Maybe an hour. Basically without being on it will return to room temperature or cooler because of the moisture. We do usually unplug when going out of town and try and leave empty. Sometimes my son just can't have the luxury of warm wipes. For example when we're on the go he gets a few spritzes of our homemade solution and dry wipes. For longer vacations we'll take a reusable wipes container, fill with wipes and our solution and use them cold. He doesn't complain too much. My son always appreciates coming home to his warm wipes. It's a good system! Hope this helps!
1225609
No. The switch can be changed from an occupancy sensor to a vacancy sensor and with or without daylight sensing - 4 operating options total. You can also change the timeout settings 1, 5, 15 or 30 minutes. All of these settings will turn the light off after the timeout. SAA - stay in the room indefinitely.
577747
From my experience I wouldn't attempt to go over an hour. I had three batteries charged and ready at all times. When one would get low I would change it and put the used one on the charger. If you are shooting continuously go AC if you can't use AC keep an eye on your battery level. I hope this is helpful.
564677
Absolutely! But like the others said, don't leave it on too high while out and about. I often leave it on for 24-48hrs on low if I am making bone broth or really deep flavoured sauces. Never had an issue at all!
1433517
Yes you can switch out. If they start coming apart during use, a dab of gorilla in 4 area will help hold them together.
496578
From the research I've done it depends on your usage. I've had mine for almost a year. The person who recommended it to me has had his longer. The way mine is installed it's going to be easy to switch out the unit when necessary.
2221706
I have not timed it but the on off has not been a problem. I would say it is reasonable and handy in all ways and I have not noted a problem with the length of time to off. I put it up to store without worry.