heaters blowing up

[RiskEE]

im a lil scard of **** like this happening how do the bow up and how can i avoid this problem

 

[hemiboo]

keep them submerged always, and unplug and allow to cool before pulling out

 

[RiskEE]

would an inch out the water be safe or thats a no no

 

[Chicklette]

When you clean the tank ALWAYS unplug your heater. And get a good quality heater.

 

[komodo182]

It depends on the heater where it should be in the tank.
My stealths which I love and are slowly switching over too stay under the water, my fluvals are a different story. Just just read about the heaters.

 

[Aquanero]

I have Stelths in all my tanks, fully submerged towards the bottom of the tank angled at ~45 degrees and always unplug during W/C in case I let let the water draw down too much. Never had an issue.

 

[Mac.]

I had one blow up on me but it was a cheap heater and I didn't unplug it soon enough

 

[FishKeepingNoob]

I cracked one when doing a w/c. It kept trying to heat, and it got splashed. CRACK!!! The failproof way is to unplug several minutes before doing a change.

 

[FishingOut]

Also, dont have a heater recommended for a 40gal in a 100gal tank.
This is the main reason why I see heaters "explode". It requires the heater to work much harder than the factory made it too.
Ive broken them doing WC befor. Now I have everything on a power strip which makes it easy to turn off everything at once.

 

[kevinfleming21]

I had a cheap one explode, should have seen it coming though. Glass was all over my tank. You get what you pay for.