Return Pump Randomly Turning Off

[Jeffreyp2226]

I’m having trouble with my return pump turning off randomly throughout the day. My return pump is connected to an xp8 and is dependent on my Hydros Wi-Fi feeder output. The feeder is set to run at 18:00. The return pump’s depends on is set to “off if on” so it turns off when the feeder is on. I have a minimum off time set for the return pump so it stays off for ten minutes after the feeding starts. Things work like they should at 18:00 but the trouble is the return pump randomly turns off several additional times throughout the day and stays off for the 10 minute minimum off time. I can’t figure out why. I attached a picture of the return pump log as well as the feeder schedule. Some days the pump will randomly turn off once or twice but today it was non stop randomly turning off. Could the feeder be disconnecting from Wi-Fi and that’s what’s turning the pump off?

The feeder has no depends on and I checked the logs and see no other correlation to another device somehow telling the return pump to power off.

 

[Danny]

If you are loosing wifi connection with the feeder that could cause your return pump to turn off for the 10 minutes. I don't turn off my return pump for the feeder. I use the Eheim feeding platform with a feeding tube so the food is sinking when it leave the feeding tube. I had to add some the stick on feet you can get at Home Depot to the bottom of the feeder so it would clear the platform when it rotates. I do slow down the flow pumps for 30 minutes and that is triggered by the feeder turning on.

 

[John Neuzil]

I had that problem about a month ago. I had to remove the feeder and reinstall it to make that stop happening

 

[Saltman]

I had that problem about a month ago. I had to remove the feeder and reinstall it to make that stop happening

My feeder always disconnects and shuts down my pumps I have done it like three times and haven’t used it in months.. I wonder why it does that