Review on 🌡️ Inkbird Max 1200W Temperature Controller: Optimal Control for Greenhouse Climate by Sasha Hsiao

Good afternoon, dear readers of the website. The review should be of interest, first of all, to gardeners, pet lovers, those who are engaged in winemaking. The presented device is designed to clearly control and maintain the set temperature. When is it needed? - Save the harvest in the winter in the cellar - Maintain a comfortable temperature in the home aquarium, terrarium, incubator. - Temperature control in the barbecue and in the electric oven. - Ground temperature control. Accelerate germination with heat mats. - Constant temperature cycle of thermal heater, electric radiator. For example, in a greenhouse during the freezing period. - Maintaining the fermentation temperature of homemade wine, beer This is what immediately comes to mind. Although the scope of its application is quite extensive. I bought it exclusively for the production of craft beer. One of the very important points in my hobby involves strict control of temperature, the process of fermentation (fermentation) and the subsequent maturation of beer. For reference, why is this important? In order for the drink to turn out really magical, it is necessary to clearly monitor at what temperature the tremors work. At the same time, for different types of yeast, the fermentation temperature also varies. If bottom-fermenting yeast (lager) ferments at low temperatures around 12 degrees, then top-fermenting yeast (ale) needs a temperature higher, around 18 degrees. If this is not monitored and the temperature is deliberately raised, which is what some unscrupulous brewers and even factories do. That beer, of course, will ferment faster, it will have little effect on the taste, but my head in the morning will definitely hurt after drinking such a drink. Beer will sour faster. Properly aged beer can be stored for 6 years. I present to your attention the easy-to-use Temperature Controller ITC-308. Dual relay output design and can be easily connected to cooling and heating equipment to ensure perfect temperature control Equipped with a dual LED display and provides temperature display options in Celsius or Fahrenheit, allowing the user to more clearly control the temperature. Large output power 1200W (110V) / 2200W (220V) suitable for wide application It is possible to set a delay for turning on the refrigerator for cooling and the heater for heating. Unlike my previous thermostat, the Mangrove Jack's Thermostat, there is an audible system alarm. The calibration function and a separately adjustable heating and cooling differential will allow you to more accurately set the desired temperature Now let's figure out what's with the management Top LED display (PV) In operation mode, displays the current temperature In setting mode, menu code display Lower LED display (SV) In operation mode, display the temperature set by the user. In setting mode, display the setting value. Cooling indicator lamp: The indicator is on, cooling is on The indicator flashes, the refrigerant compressor is protected from delays. Heating indicator lamp The indicator is on, the heating is on Control buttons The SET button, held for 3 seconds, switches the device to the setting mode. --- Customization --- After switching the device to the setup mode and successively pressing the SET button, you must enter the data. You can sequentially enter 8 user data other than the default settings. Temperature and differential setting TS- Temperature set point. Range -50 to + 99.9C. The default is 25C. Hd - Differential value of the temperature increase. Range 0.3 to + 15C. The default is 2s. Cd - Derivative temperature drop value. Range 0.3 to + 15C. The default is 2s. Temperature control range setting (TS, Hd, Cd) When the controller is working normally, the LED display shows the current measured temperature and automatically detects and switches between cooling and heating modes. In the example, it all looks like this. Set TS = 10.0C, Cd = 1C, Hd = 2C. Temperature greater than or equal to 11C (TS + Cd), The system enters the cooling state. When the temperature drops to 10C (TS), cooling stops. Temperature less than or equal to 8C (TS-Hd), The system enters the heating state. When the temperature rises to 10C (TS), heating stops. Next, configure the upper and lower aisles for the alarm AH - The upper limit of the sound signal. Range -50 to + 99.9C. The default is 90C. AL - The lower limit of the sound signal. Range -50 to + 99.9C. The default is -40C. Upper / lower limit setting of the audio signal (AH, AL) When the measured temperature is above or equal to AH, below or equal to AL, a high or low temperature alarm will sound, the instrument will beep with "bi-bi-Biii” tone until the temperature is below AH or above AL, or until any key is pressed. Set the delay time and calibrate the thermometer PT - Compressor turn-on delay. Setting range 0-10 minutes, Default 3 minutes CA - Temperature calibration. Setting range from -15 to +15C, Default 0C CF - Displays temperature units. Setting range C/F minutes, Default C (Celsius) --- Compressor On Delay (PT) --- This function is provided to prevent too frequent turning on and off of controlled heating or cooling devices. Thus, a kind of protection of devices from high inrush currents is arranged. If they are too frequent, then the devices will simply burn out. --- Temperature Calibration (CA) --- If there is a difference between the measured temperature and the actual temperature, use the temperature calibration function to adjust the measured temperature value to the actual temperature value. The corrected temperature is equal to the temperature before calibration plus the corrected value (the corrected value can be a positive value, 0, or a negative value). As a control, I use a hand-held pyrometer Hand-held pyrometer --- Temperature display in Fahrenheit or Celsius (CF) --- Well, the last item that can be configured is the choice of temperature in Fahrenheit or Celsius in accordance with your preferences. By default, the temperature value is displayed in degrees Celsius. To display the Fahrenheit temperature value, set the CF value to F. After the setting is completed, press the "SET" button for 3 seconds to save the parameter change and return to the normal temperature display mode. During setting, if there is no operation for 10 seconds, the system will exit the setting mode and return to the normal temperature display without saving the changes made to the parameters. --- Temperature sensor --- Cord length 200 cm I advise, if you measure the temperature in some room, then it is better to place the sensor in a bottle of water in order to exclude the system from responding, for example, when opening a door in the basement, a refrigerator, or even just turning on a light bulb. In the event of a break or short circuit of the temperature sensor, the controller activates the sensor failure mode and cancels all actions. The instrument will beep and the LED will show ER. The beep can be turned off by pressing any key. After troubleshooting, the system will return to normal operating mode. --- Overheat protection --- The same situation in case of overheating When the measured temperature exceeds the measuring range (less than -50 C or higher than 99 C), the controller activates the overtemperature alarm mode and cancels all actions. The instrument will beep and the LED will show HL. The audible alarm can be turned off by pressing any key. When the temperature returns to the measurement range, the system will return to the normal operating state. --- Price and where to buy --- In terms of cost, the equipment cannot be classified as a budget device at all. I managed to purchase this controller for 2300 rubles. I bought it online from the manufacturer's website. Quite neatly and compactly packaged in a branded box. Instructions in five languages. There is no Russian. --- Pros --- + Easy to use + Really smart + double relay output + High output load + convenient dual display + Calibration + Availability of adjustable differential. --- Minuses --- - High price -- Conclusion --- The device fully copes with the tasks assigned to it. Now the crop in the vegetable pit will definitely not be lost. Well, unless the lights go out. A solid five from me Thank you for your attention and store the crop properly.