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Shut down pump every night ?
Posted: Sun May 09, 2010 12:00 pm
by Mihnea1231
Hello
I would like to know if it's good to shut down the pump (i have a Reserator) every night, to make the pump last longer and save electricity. Or maybe is it bad for the pump ?
Thanx
Posted: Sun May 09, 2010 12:32 pm
by BlackWhizz
Its better to shut down the pump when you arent using the pc (or when its powered off)
Posted: Sun May 09, 2010 1:47 pm
by ascl
Do not shutdown the pump if the PC is on however!
Posted: Sun May 09, 2010 9:32 pm
by 1398342003
WC pumps are made for 24/7 operation. It shouldn't hurt the pump to turn it off though.
Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 8:57 am
by LEO454
Most quality water pumps are rated for 50,000 hours MTBF (Mean Time Between Failure) equivalent to 5 years lifetime. Generally, it should not matter whether the unitis on or off, except that among electronics certain components fail with specific events. For example, switches usually fail during the on/off cycle, high heat condition, or ESD. But these circumstances are statistical outliers.
Energy consumption considered, you may as well turn off when not in use.