Exo-terra monsoon

[DonLisk]

I'm at a loss here ..... So set it up for 24 hours this morning and its now 10pm and it goes off and runs for 8 seconds.... its gotta be gremlins I tell ya.

14 or so hours after setting cycle. I'll have to call Exo-Terra.

[MikeM670]

Don,

I'm afraid your right. Give them a call and see what they say. I hope it's not a bad unit and if it is them maybe they will send you out one asap. Good customer service on such a new product will certainly impress all of us.

Mike

[bshmerlie]

Don...another member mentioned he had a leak at one of the fittings on the lid and it got part of the electronics wet and shorted his out. Check for something like that just to make sure you're not having a similar problem.

[MikeM670]

Don...another member mentioned he had a leak at one of the fittings on the lid and it got part of the electronics wet and shorted his out. Check for something like that just to make sure you're not having a similar problem.

Do you know if the leak was where the tubing connected to the connection on the outside or inside the housing. When I moved my unit the other day I disconnected the line using the quick connection feature and water spilled out of the tubing. But it went down the slope towards the fill hole.

Mike

[s6t6nic6l]

not very promising eh. i know an owner who had a bad connection inside the unit and that did short circuit the board. QC is very questionabe with this unit.

[MikeM670]

not very promising eh. i know an owner who had a bad connection inside the unit and that did short circuit the board. QC is very questionabe with this unit.

No there was nothing wrong with the water coming out of the tube. The unit has a quick connection for the line. You push down on the connection to insert the tube and to remove it you also push down on the connection and pull the line out. Since there is water in the line it will spill out when you pull the tube out. I never meant to infer that this was a fault of the unit.

Mike

[DonLisk]

No there was nothing wrong with the water coming out of the tube. The unit has a quick connection for the line. You push down on the connection to insert the tube and to remove it you also push down on the connection and pull the line out. Since there is water in the line it will spill out when you pull the tube out. I never meant to infer that this was a fault of the unit.

Mike

I called on the unit today and they suggested I return it for an exchange with the retailer since that would be the quickest way to have one back in place. I'm going to call the shop and let them know. I want to leave the watre container in place and just swap the top section if possible since the rest is in place and a quick head unit swap would make it easy.

I unplugged the unit last night and when I plugges it in it went straight into the cycle mode and started a new cycle from that point.
It was in the off mode when I unplugged it so not sure why it went to cycle.

I have to say, a 12 second spray down with this in the morning puts my humidity to above 90 all day. Not bad.

[MikeM670]

I wonder if something just got messed up with the electronics and when you pulled the plug and powered down the system it reset itself. How did it run after the initial spray cycle?

[DonLisk]

I wonder if something just got messed up with the electronics and when you pulled the plug and powered down the system it reset itself. How did it run after the initial spray cycle?

Not sure, I'm going to set it up in the morning for 8 hour runs and for 20 seconds so when I get home it should just be going off.

[DonLisk]

Well, 13 hours and it has not cycled yet. Set it up at 8am to run every 12 hours so I'll have to road trip back to the store this weekend and hope they have one in stock to exchange it.

[MikeM670]

Don,

How is your replacement unit working? Mine is still working fine. Has anyone located a source for the extra noozles for the Monsoon? I would like to also mist my new 55 gallon viv which is just about completed.

[DonLisk]

The replacement is running fine so far. Keeping my fingers crossed.

I haven't heard anything on nozzles and was going to call Black Jungle since any 1/4 inch spray nzzle should work with the system.

I would think since it will operate up to 6 nozzles, Exo would offer up 4 and 6 nozzle splltters.

[DonLisk]

Mike.... Black Jungle informed me that Exo-Terra plans to have splitters and nozzles available by March... keeping fingers crossed.

I also changed my spray to every 4 hours and 20 seconds after seeing how damp Black Jungle kept their vivs. Just gotta pay attention to what plants are getting wet down so I don't over water the fern and air plants.

[MikeM670]

That is good news on the new spliters. I keep adjusting my setup to keep the hunidity around 99 percent. Currently I spray every 6 hours for 15 seconds. I have to keep a eye on the mini orchid attached to the branch so it is not always wet. I already see new roots emerging so that is a good sign. I picked that orchid up at Lowes for 2.99. The pot was damaged so it was on clearence.

[DonLisk]

That is good news on the new spliters. I keep adjusting my setup to keep the hunidity around 99 percent. Currently I spray every 6 hours for 15 seconds. I have to keep a eye on the mini orchid attached to the branch so it is not always wet. I already see new roots emerging so that is a good sign. I picked that orchid up at Lowes for 2.99. The pot was damaged so it was on clearence.

Nice. My creeping fig was already attached to the substrate so I had to unroot it to get the new additions to the tank.
Pics tomorrow :-)

[clownonfire]

Well... after reading this thread, I hesitantly purchased the Monsoon. It will be used in the new vertical 25 gallons vivarium for the azureus I will get this Summer. I won't set it up before then, as I will be manually watering the plants until they take.

I had purchased the Zoo Med Habba Mister, but it was honestly such a disappointment... No pressure what so ever... It was like a weak drizzle...

Hoping the Monsoon works better and covers the viv.

[MikeM670]

Eric,

Mine has been running just fine. I think Don's new one is also working properly. The one thing I would not do is wait until later before using it. Make sure it is working now and there is no reason you can't using to water the plants with it now. Once the vavarium is setup and initially watered then I would think that would be enought to keep moist for you.

[DonLisk]

Mine is running great now. I would get it up and running Eric. Biggest thing I found is I want at least one more nozzle minimum but two more would be perfect to hit every part of the viv.

I was recently told the additional nozzles will be available later this month. Keeping fingers crossed.

I'm now running mine every 8 hours for 16 seconds. The substrate is damp and the plants are growing like mad already. Even my wife mentioned tonight that some of the plants are so much bigger than two weeks ago.
I'm running spring water bought by the gallon and the tank holds enough to run for a long time.

[clownonfire]

Mine is running great now. I would get it up and running Eric. Biggest thing I found is I want at least one more nozzle minimum but two more would be perfect to hit every part of the viv.

I was recently told the additional nozzles will be available later this month. Keeping fingers crossed.

I'm now running mine every 8 hours for 16 seconds. The substrate is damp and the plants are growing like mad already. Even my wife mentioned tonight that some of the plants are so much bigger than two weeks ago.
I'm running spring water bought by the gallon and the tank holds enough to run for a long time.

Then I'll set it up this weekend. You're right, there's no reason why I shouldn't just use it as of now.

[s6t6nic6l]

Well... after reading this thread, I hesitantly purchased the Monsoon. It will be used in the new vertical 25 gallons vivarium for the azureus I will get this Summer. I won't set it up before then, as I will be manually watering the plants until they take.

I had purchased the Zoo Med Habba Mister, but it was honestly such a disappointment... No pressure what so ever... It was like a weak drizzle...

Hoping the Monsoon works better and covers the viv.

pathetic unit that habba. it's why this thread was started. apart from the initial QC probs with the "starters" it seems all's well with this unit, so will buy promptly.

thanks for the input.

p.s. i will also remark on the monsoon as soon as mine is up and running, so maybe we could use this thread as a mark for future reference on the said unit !!!