
Troubleshooting
YourSTORM™SpecializedTopOffandReplenishmentModuleisdesignedtoprovideyearsofreliableservice.Thefollowingtable
describessometypicalsymptoms,reasons,andsolutionstosituationsthatyoumayencounter.Ifyoustillhavedifficultyor
questionsaboutyourSTORM™system,pleasecallourcustomerservicelineoremailourcustomercarerepresentativesforfurther
assistance
at[email protected].Pleasehaveyoursystem’sserialnumberavailablewhenyoucallandprovideitwithanycorrespondencesowemaybetterhelpyou.TheserialnumbercanbefoundonthebackoftheControlModule.
SymptomPossibleReason Solution
NoindicatorsareilluminatedonControl
Moduleandpushinganybuttonproduces
noresult
1.NoPower
2.UnitisnotturnedON
1.EnsureControlModuleisfirmly
pluggedinto110VACreceptacle.
Checkelectricalsupply’sbreakeror
fuse
2.MakesurePowerButtonisintheON
position
The“Monitoring,”“SumpLevel,”and/or
“BinLevel”LEDindicatorsblinkand
systemhaltsnormalfunction
1.Topoffsupplywater level istoolow
2.Sumplevelistoohigh(onlydetectedif
Failsafeswitchesarepresent)
2.LevelSensorsarenotpluggedin
4.FaultyLevelSensor
1.Refillsupplywaterbin.
2.Decreaselengthoftimethatthepump
staysonduringatopoffcycle
2.CheckLevelSensorconnectionson
ControlModule
4.Manuallyslidefloatalongsensorshaft;
ifnochangeafterpressingthePAUSE
/RESETbutton,replaceLevelSensor
The“Monitoring”LEDindicatorblinksand
systemdoesnottopoffsump
1.Thesystemispaused
1.PressthePAUSE/RESETbutton
The“ToppingOff”LEDindicatorblinks
andthesystemwillnottopoff
1.TheSTORM™performedtwo
consecutivetopoffcyclesanddidnot
detectalevelincreaseintheaquarium
orsump
1.Ensurethewatertransfertubeisstill
attachedtothepumpandthatthe
endofthetubinghasnotfallenoutof
theaquariumorsump.PressPAUSE/
RESETtoresume
TheRENEW™“Detected”and
“Suspending”indicatorsareilluminated
andthesystemwillnottopoff
1.TheRENEW™AutomaticWaterChange
Systemisperformingawaterchange
cycle.
1.TheSTORM™systemwilltopoffthe
aquariumorsumpifnecessaryafter
theRENEW’s™cycleiscomplete.
TheAUXILIARYMODE“OFF”indicatoris
flashingandAUXILIARYMODEcannotbe
setto“ON”
1.The“ROCv™Max”LevelSensordetects
thatthewaterlevelinthetopoffbin
isatorexceedingthemaximumset
volume
2.Thisisnormaloperation.The
STORM™monitorsthe“ROCv™Max”
sensorregardlessofwhatauxiliary
modetheSTORM™issetto.This
preventsapotentialoverflowifthe
auxiliarymodeisinadvertentlyleftin
the“ON”state.
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