Hailea HK-150A usage. Need help!

[KJH]

Hi I just got a hk-150a chiller yesterday.

Set it at 26 Degrees and Ran it the whole night.

Woke up do a check. Display temp show 27 Degrees but I check the water temp only around 28 Degrees (without chiller will be around 30-31 Degrees)

anyone can advise whether is normal?

my tank is 52 litres and my flow rate is 500litres per hour

Edited September 3, 2019 by Darrance Koh

[Otaku Reefer]

u got do calibration? normally got 0.5 to 1 deg difference de, for hailea chiller think got offset function, for example if display is 26 and actual is 27, then ur offset should be -1, if display 27 actual 26 den offset shld be +1, u can try first see if it works


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[KJH]

Ok.

my set temp is 26, display is 27, actual water is 28.

so I should put -1?

just to confirm 

[arkal339]

What is the intended aquarium temperature you need ?

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[KJH]

Hope to achieve 26. So set temp is 26.

However when display show 27 and when I check my water is 28 instead of 27

[arkal339]

Ok so on that case, press the set button down till the temperature reading starts blinking. Once done then press minus or down button to 25 degrees and then press set again. With this setting, considering there is a one degree variation, your chiller will cut off when temperature in the chiller sensor hits 25 degrees.
Technically this will help you achieve 26 degrees inside aquarium. HAILER CHILLERS have a 1 degree jump so when your chiller shows 26 degrees which is 27 degrees in aquarium, it will start the compressor again to drop temperature again. Hope this helps.



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[KJH]

Ok will try. Thanks!

[Awjw]

Can consider getting a external temp probe to place directly in display tank so the chiller will read the tank water temp in display tank instead of the reservoir in the chiller which will have a larger difference depending on setup.


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[KJH]

Oh. Where can I buy the thing? What is it call?

[Awjw]

I got mine from Carosell in the past. It’s called external temperature probe


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[KJH]

Ok will check that out! Thx

[Trevor Jow]

Hey Darrance, would you be able to comment on the noise level of this chiller when it kicks in?

[Peanut8787]

From experience best is still use external temperature probe. Most accurate, save energy and money. Normally just buy a suitable probe and open the external casing, unplug the original temperature socket and plug in the after market external probe. Poof and you have yourself a efficient chiller

[KJH]

Hey Darrance, would you be able to comment on the noise level of this chiller when it kicks in?

Hi. Noise is bearable for me. My tank is at my balcony so the noise doesn’t affect me.
Never try other chillers so can’t comment much:)


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[finind]

hi 

Understand its placed in the balcony.

But how do you find the noise level when you're nearby the chiller when it kicks in?

Can share where did you get this chiller? 

Considering this model vs HS-28A (not sure if it is too old) to replace my under power AL60

thanks

[KJH]

hi 
Understand its placed in the balcony.
But how do you find the noise level when you're nearby the chiller when it kicks in?
Can share where did you get this chiller? 
Considering this model vs HS-28A (not sure if it is too old) to replace my under power AL60
thanks

Hmm I think the noise level is Low when it kick in. At least I don’t even notice it until it stop running.
Got it from FNM.



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[finind]

10 hours ago, Darrance Koh said:

Hmm I think the noise level is Low when it kick in. At least I don’t even notice it until it stop running.
Got it from FNM.



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