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Jobo CPE2
I have a CPE2 and have read several posts of people using fish tank pumps to circulate the water in the tempering bath, thus maintaining a consistent temperature. I was thinking of doing this, but I then thought that fish tank pumps are used to aerate the water as far as I know, which leads me to believe you would be adding ambient temperature air from the darkroom which would surely cool the tempering bath.
Does anybody use one here with a fish tank pump? I was thinking a small pump similar to the small ones used in garden ornamental ponds might be preferable? which would just circulate the water without adding air. Neil |
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You can get fishtankpumps that just circulate water without aerating, I was going to get one myself for my CPE2, found a couple on ebay for under a tenner. However I recon these things are mainly useful for helping get the water up to temperature faster, whereas just the convection of the CPE's heater is sufficient to maintain the temp OK on its own.
Luckily the water as it comes out of my hot water taps is about at the right temperature for E6 so I didn't bother buying a pump in the end. I just swish the water about with my hand occasionally if need be. One less power lead to have trailing about the bathroom. |
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I do as DaveP does but only when filling for the first time. I normally dump after each session. Simply because it is quicker and cheaper to re-fill with water nearer the correct temp than heat up the old water from ambient temp.
Once it gets to the right temp it seems to stay there from one end to the other Mike |
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