All-Purpose Digital Temperature Controller Fahrenheit &Centigrade Thermostat w Sensor 2 Relays (ITC-1000)

I was almost put off by the negative reviews, but I got this thermostat for my leopard gecko egg incubator. I needed something that would keep the temp at 88* F constantly. Although this T-stat was a little difficult to wire in initially, and required some parts it didn't come with (a plug, outlet, jumper wire), which is a small price to pay for such an inexpensive thermostat, it did it's job very, VERY well. I already have hatched healthy leopard geckos from two clutches, and I have another clutch that should hatch in about 3 days. The eggs are very healthy and this will be my first 100% hatch rate EVER. I also hatched cricket eggs in the incubator controlled by this T-stat. The T-stat has kept the temperature within 1.5* F in both directions constantly for several months now. I have been EXTREMELY happy with this product, so uch so that I ended up getting another one specifically for my cricket eggs. Same great results. Another great thing with this T-stat is that it's small size and convenient shape makes it very easy to build into whatever you are using it for, in my case an incubator. The only reason I don't recommend this for everyone who needs a T-stat is that wiring is a bit difficult. It requires at least some prior knowledge of electronics, and it's definately not "plug 'n' play". I definately wouldn't recommend anyone who doesn't have experience with electronics try to use this. You are dealing with 120v AC. Show some respect! But after it's wired in it works well. There are also two diagrams on how to wire it in, which are both feasible but it is a bit confusing. I recommend that you follow the colored diagram on the FAQs sheet included with the product, because with that diagram all the "hot" wiring is inside the unit. That will reduce the risk of shock, fire, etc. The yellow, ground wire on that diagram is unnecessary, though it is safer. Overall, it's a great thermostat for a great price. I will definately be using it again!

Sheesh. Whatever passes for Madison Ave in China got a hold on the manual for this. Pseudo engineering Jaberwocky for what is a robust simple device. This performs two functions, closes a relay designated cooling if temperature rises above setpoint + "differential"; for which you may read " the highest temperature excursion above where I want it to be". The other function designated heating works the same way but opposite:" lowest temperature excursion below where I want it to be." The cooling function also features a programable delay before that relay closes if you so desire. Why all this and not just on and off ? Well, its clearly designed for HVAC compressors. Read fridge, freezer, air conditioner. Which in the real world all just blow cold air at one temperature. So when you set your room Tstat for 73, you do not get air blowing out at 73, but lower. After awhile the temp drops to below 73 and the beast shuts down.; Then things warm up above 73 and the cycle starts again. So the room temp "desired" at 73 actually ranges a couple of degrees above and below your setpoint. On the Ibird you choose setpoint and reasonable excursion. For a fridge this might be 34, ie above freezing and a differential of 6 ie: no higher than "unsafe for food zone" above 40. This is exactly how the cold control in fridge works. You could set the Ibird for 34, no differential, but your compressor would basically run all the time. Now, pop the door root around for a beer, warm air rushes in hits the thermistor sensor and the compressor wants to start again, fair enough, but the actual temp of the whole fridge compartment did not really rise much. So a compressor delay of a few minutes saves some bucks. Actually a lot of bucks if people keep going in and out ( of fridge or house) because now the compressor wants to cycle frequently, which is bad because there is a minimum off time the manufacturer specs before power should be applied. Ignore it and pay for a new compressor. Pro: works well, easy to program. Con: the usual low current screw down connectors, ok for 110 volt in and thermistor, no way to get 10 amps in and out of the relays. FWIW, I pulled cover, relays actually say 15 Amps @ 115. Do not believe it. Add an outboard relay capable of providing full inrush current rating of your compressor and use those built in relays and the wimp connector to trigger the outboard relays. Got mine for $0.99 at electronic goldmine.

Excelente producto, los materiales de muy buena calidad, funciona muy bien para control automático de ventiladores para mi acuario.

Great replacement/upgrade for traditional mechanical fridge thermostat. The mechanical thermostat on my fridge failed. Original piece was no longer available at a reasonable price, so I got a universal replacement. It seemed to work, but had a terrible hysteresis....meaning it would run the compressor until the fridge was cooled to the desired 2 degrees C, but would only turn the compressor back ON again when the fridge temperature rose to a balmy 8 or 9 degrees C. I found this wide margin between compressor OFF and ON temperatures to be unacceptable. I stumbled upon this Inkbird ITC-1000 unit by accident and was skeptical at first but decided to give it a try. VERY VERY pleasantly surprised !!! It is compact, and once you understand the programming functions and parameters it is very easy to use. I had to read the instructions a couple of times but after that it was a breeze. Wiring the unit is simple. Power cord, sensor, and in my case, 2 wires to the compressor control wires. I tested the compressor running current and it's about 2 amps.....the ITC-1000 relay contacts have a spec of 10 amps, so no problem there. The unit has been running without issues for a few weeks now. I have set the temperature ("ts" in the programming menu) to 2 degrees C , and the delta ("ds" in the programming menu) to 2 degrees C. So, the compressor will run until the fridge cools to 2 degrees C, then switches OFF. It switches ON again when the temperature rises to 4 degrees C, which is "ts" plus "ds", and starts to cool again. Overall this is an excellent unit and is cost effective as well. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

Esta bien y los diagramas te ayudan a la instalación solo que la configuración es un poco complicada.

Remarkable product for the price. Easy to use and install. We have a Sub-Zero Wine Cooler. The analog thermostat is no longer available from Sub-Zero or the thermostat manufacturer. I bought this controller, tested it and it worked perfectly. It’s actually a tremendous upgrade. Now I can control the temperature to within 1° and I can see what the temperature is at any time. Before I just had a rotating knob analog thermostat that failed every few years. Note that I had to cut the steel mounting bracket and front cover to install this digital thermostat. It needs AC power which can be either run separately or spliced in from line in to fridge. Another great feature is that you can set a temperature delta and a compressor delay. Temperature delta means that if you set a delta of 3° for example, and set target to 50°F it won’t turn on until it hits 53°. A compressor delay means that you can set a delay so that the compressor doesn’t burn out by cycling on and off too quickly. Both settings will reduce energy and extend life of compressor potentially.

Muy buenos