Temperature Fluctuation

[Avery]

So I recently bought an ink bird temperature controller to try to preserve the life of my Apex EB832. The apex was much better with maintaining a constant temperature. I am worried I may now have too much fluctuation throughout the day. The apex maintained within .5 degrees and the inkbird has about 1.8 degree fluctuation. Is this something I should be concerned with?

[Origami]

Worried, no. You did have a better situation, though, with the Apex. I've run my heaters on my Apex for the last 7 or 8 years without issue.

[sethsolomon]

If you are worried about the switches in your eb832, pick up an old EB8 to run your heaters.

[Origami]

BTW, mine run on an EB8, not an EB832. I'm unfamiliar with the innards of an EB832. The EB8 is a workhorse and great for expansion.

[sethsolomon]

34 minutes ago, Origami said:

BTW, mine run on an EB8, not an EB832. I'm unfamiliar with the innards of an EB832. The EB8 is a workhorse and great for expansion.

+1 to this.  I have a seperate EB8 for my heaters.  They have a long proven track record.  But yah the new EB832's have a few glitches with high cycle quantities. Heaters, ato pumps, and any high cycle items are not a good idea to run on the new EB832's.   At least with the first batch of them.  Not sure with the second gen ones that came out a year after.