The Bitter Draughty Posted September 15, 2017 Report Share Posted September 15, 2017 I have been using a Keg King temperature controller which does a top job in keeping my freezer within a 18º to 20º range for my second fermenting. But i am finding that the heating element does too good a job and reaches the "Set" limit very quickly, and the created heat is enough to trigger the cooling soon after that, and cycles thru this approx every hour. basically a heat versus cool battle. In the warmer nights +22º, i just disconnect the heating and it is not a problem. Does anyone know if you can set the controller to turn the heating off at a lower temp other than the "Set" temp? I thought of using a 240V timer that has a countdown function, to achieve the same result. https://www.bunnings.com.au/hpm-24-7-slimline-digital-timer_p4420556 I hope that all makes sense, any thoughts would be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beard Droid Posted September 17, 2017 Report Share Posted September 17, 2017 I have the same temp controller, it works a treat. You can play with the settings and change the delay time of the cooling, or heating. in your case it sounds like you could play with the delay of the cooling. Check out this video here: https://youtu.be/5ha5gsI8Gb4 At about the 8 minute mark he explains how to change the settings for a fermentation chamber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bitter Draughty Posted September 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2017 Thanks Smooth Hoperator I have watch that video before, but did not pick up on the bit about the delay setting. I must have a newer version as my E5 E6 t1 settings are different to the video, which did not help, but once i realized that it made more sense. I have set the delay time (t1) between heat & cool to the max 30mins, which should improve the situation in the cooler nights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bitter Draughty Posted September 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2017 Also the count down timer did not do the job, unfortunately the countdown time needs to be set manually after each cycle, so the delay settings are the best option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beard Droid Posted September 18, 2017 Report Share Posted September 18, 2017 14 minutes ago, The Bitter Draughty said: the countdown time needs to be set manually after each cycle That seems like a massive hassle. The delay definitely does sound like the best option ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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