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Yes I am unless I decide to buy another used classic controller.
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Yes I am unless I decide to buy another used classic controller.
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Can you also access your dashboard remotely (Internet) with the classic model?
If not, I find it very useful to be able to access it remotely besides the alarms.
I see a possible advantage of the classic model if you only need minimal information displayed, but you can just use a cheap tablet and get even more info in the display.
I just finished setting mine up and calibrating the probes. I spent the weekend preparing a controller board for it and the Vortech controllers.
If not, I find it very useful to be able to access it remotely besides the alarms.
I see a possible advantage of the classic model if you only need minimal information displayed, but you can just use a cheap tablet and get even more info in the display.
I just finished setting mine up and calibrating the probes. I spent the weekend preparing a controller board for it and the Vortech controllers.
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Can you also access your dashboard remotely (Internet) with the classic model?
If not, I find it very useful to be able to access it remotely besides the alarms.
I see a possible advantage of the classic model if you only need minimal information displayed, but you can just use a cheap tablet and get even more info in the display.
I just finished setting mine up and calibrating the probes. I spent the weekend preparing a controller board for it and the Vortech controllers.
Yes it has a local web server with dash board. But that is not reachable currently since Ethernet port is dead.
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Ordered a new APEX head today. I'm sad about spending the money but interested in seeing whats different. Wish I could afford the newer power bricks too.
Just curious how much is just the head unit?
Did you look at the one with two probes $499 with eb832
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That's the EL I think.
I got the full blown head @$399 and they gave me a discount off that since they could not repair my Classic.
I got the full blown head @$399 and they gave me a discount off that since they could not repair my Classic.
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Now go get a "cheap" sinewave UPS and hook your APEX to it and you will be protected from the next wave of electrical storms.
CyberPower 850PFCLCD and 1000PFCLCD will probably be the cheapest sinewave you will find.
CyberPower 850PFCLCD and 1000PFCLCD will probably be the cheapest sinewave you will find.
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Not sure it would help. The APEX draws its power from the EB8. In my fish room there are actually 4, all on the same bus so theoretically I would have to put them all on UPS and I don't know that it was even caused by an A/C spike.
I have another APEX Classic on the same network (wired) and nothing happened to it or the Netgear switch they were both attached to. The items that were damaged were random throughout the house. Its weird. I will probably look at getting surge suppressor installed in both breaker panels.
I have another APEX Classic on the same network (wired) and nothing happened to it or the Netgear switch they were both attached to. The items that were damaged were random throughout the house. Its weird. I will probably look at getting surge suppressor installed in both breaker panels.
TriggerFan
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The Apex auxiliary power adapter is needed for the Apex to know when your house power goes out. The EB832 is on battery power and is supplying power to the Apex through the AquaBus cable, but when the aux power turns off, the Apex then knows the battery is the only source. You can program outlets for high-wattage devices (like heaters, return pumps, skimmer, UV, etc) to turn off when on battery power.
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Its an Apex Classic using EB8's - no battery power in the EB8. Is there battery power in EB832?
But, I don't really care about the Aux power but yes you are correct about power loss notification even for that model. I just don't use it.
But, I don't really care about the Aux power but yes you are correct about power loss notification even for that model. I just don't use it.
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The Apex auxiliary power adapter is needed for the Apex to know when your house power goes out. The EB832 is on battery power and is supplying power to the Apex through the AquaBus cable, but when the aux power turns off, the Apex then knows the battery is the only source. You can program outlets for high-wattage devices (like heaters, return pumps, skimmer, UV, etc) to turn off when on battery power.
I guess I would be interested in that if I put 4 UPS's in the fish room but I'm thinking I would be replacing those yearly due to humidity. Who knows. Maybe I will end up doing that and then use the aux port for power monitoring.
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New Apex arriving tomorrow by 8pm. yeah!
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So cool thing. Figured out what the problem is.. its the $30 amazon tplink switch I am using. It has now killed the new Apex and my 2nd Apex Classic.
Yes its in the trash.
Yes its in the trash.
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Oh no!!! Yes I have seen that happen MANY times before.
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So 2 factory resets on the new apex and its network connection came back (ie green link light) 
Going to try that with the classic next. Thankfully someone backed up his config this last time.
Going to try that with the classic next. Thankfully someone backed up his config this last time.
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Hmm I need to do some reading and learn how to back-up mine! LOL
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Ok resets worked. No idea why.
Now I broke my netgear pro 8 port switch. Screws used for mounting a little to tall, I pushed a tad hard trying to get it mounted, screw head shorted against circuit board. Not my day. I think I’m being told to rest....
So that is what I’m going to do until a new netgear 5 port unmanaged switch arrives.
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Now I broke my netgear pro 8 port switch. Screws used for mounting a little to tall, I pushed a tad hard trying to get it mounted, screw head shorted against circuit board. Not my day. I think I’m being told to rest....
So that is what I’m going to do until a new netgear 5 port unmanaged switch arrives.
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If you have not purchased yet, I have a Cisco Business 5 port almost new in box I can give you.
