xeon October 6, 2004 Share October 6, 2004 I decided to toy with one of the Love Controls gadgets that would potentially work for either a heat or cooling controller. It has multiple programable items including operating as a heater or cooling application. Up to this point, it seems to be working pretty good. At the present it is running a fan for test purposes. It could handle up to a 3/4 hp chiller I believe. I only wish I had something I could use as a reference point to check the accuracy of the temp. You can calibrate it plus or minus 10 if it were found to be off. Using the factory length cable, I imagine the probe temp is pretty "on". You can extend the cable several hundred feet I think. I imagine then you might have to calibrate it since the probe is a thermistor and the temp is a voltage subject to loss along the cable. Without further adieu, my ~$50 heat/cool controller: Love Controls DTS-13010 w/ PVC probe Power cord 14ga wire wire nuts electrical tape 15A receptacle outlet box outlet box cover (modification needed) epoxy to ensure seal on temp probe I think that's it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryL July 17, 2005 Share July 17, 2005 dave were did you get this stuff at? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xeon July 17, 2005 Author Share July 17, 2005 By "stuff" do you mean the Love Controls device? If so, you can go to http://lovecontrols.com/ and pull up the device I noted above. If memory serves me right, their online catalog isn't that great. If you can't find the device, I have a paper catalog I can copy a page out of if you need it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ne0eN July 18, 2005 Share July 18, 2005 Why not stick the probe in your sump and assuming you have a thermometer in there, you can determine if your probe is set correctly. I like this idea. I may use this design for something else - like controlling a fan in my attic. -Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dchild July 18, 2005 Share July 18, 2005 Why not stick the probe in your sump and assuming you have a thermometer in there, you can determine if your probe is set correctly. 34986[/snapback] Biggest problem is that the little tank thermometers are not always accurate (had one once that ran 3-4 degrees too low and I ran my tank at 84 for 3 weeks til I bought 2 more and verified with both of them) A better solution is to calibrate with your probe in a big cup of ice water. I think even if you do not extend the wire length it's a good idea to calibrate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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