Hi All
Bit of background first bought a "old style" 4 tube Arcadia 6 years ago which it would be fair to say has gradually disintegrated with the all the plastic components baking and cracking with all the tube connectors being replaced twice along with 3 ballasts on a photo period of 8 hours. True it would allow me to grow most things well. Anyway the tubes needed changing so I ordered 4 new ones a week ago and fitted them, guess what a ballast went down followed by the other 2 days later
Pee...O.. I wrote to Arcadia re the above and short service life to date no response. I digress sorry. So the search was on for a new unit and having looked around and despite the above I bought a OT2 above to make use of the £70 worth of new tubes at a later tube change.
tonight I've spent the best part of an hour trying to seal the top flaps to the seals which were all "wrinkled" and poorly seated. Anyone else had issues?? I'm thinking of rejecting it given the past record and the current issues before I revamp my set up. There doesn't seem to be much choice for T5 units any suggestions?
Cheers
Bit of background first bought a "old style" 4 tube Arcadia 6 years ago which it would be fair to say has gradually disintegrated with the all the plastic components baking and cracking with all the tube connectors being replaced twice along with 3 ballasts on a photo period of 8 hours. True it would allow me to grow most things well. Anyway the tubes needed changing so I ordered 4 new ones a week ago and fitted them, guess what a ballast went down followed by the other 2 days later
Pee...O.. I wrote to Arcadia re the above and short service life to date no response. I digress sorry. So the search was on for a new unit and having looked around and despite the above I bought a OT2 above to make use of the £70 worth of new tubes at a later tube change.
tonight I've spent the best part of an hour trying to seal the top flaps to the seals which were all "wrinkled" and poorly seated. Anyone else had issues?? I'm thinking of rejecting it given the past record and the current issues before I revamp my set up. There doesn't seem to be much choice for T5 units any suggestions?
Cheers