Heat temp thermostat!!!

MJH54321

Well-Known Member

• Jun 15, 2011

• #1

Would it be possible to use an English room thermostat like this to turn my fans on when the heat starts to get high.

I thought about just cutting the mains wire from the plug to the fan and installing it in there, like i have with a dimmer switch.

Thanks

 

smashedbyHash

Member

• Jun 15, 2011

• #2

Sounds like a plan, should work fine.

 

MJH54321

Well-Known Member

• Jun 15, 2011

• #3

smashedbyHash said:

Sounds like a plan, should work fine.

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I'd need to wire it up backwards though wouldn't i? so it would do the opposite of what its produced to do?

 

Robert Paulson

Active Member

• Jun 15, 2011

• #4

god damn that little fucker is expensive

 

woodsmaneh!

Well-Known Member

• Jun 15, 2011

• #5

If your just turning it on and off it should work. Yes reverse the wiring.

 

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chasmtz

Active Member

• Jun 15, 2011

• #6

I have just ordered this guy here. I havent recieved it yet but I just slapped a male plug end on my exhaust fan and I think it will work great. I considered using other thermostats but I was not confident in how to wire it up to my fan. I hope it works for you and I look forward to seeing how it turns out.

 

Xcon

Active Member

• Jun 15, 2011

• #7

Nice find chasmtz, I use this one link

 

MJH54321

Well-Known Member

• Jun 15, 2011

• #8

chasmtz said:

I have just ordered this guy here. I havent recieved it yet but I just slapped a male plug end on my exhaust fan and I think it will work great. I considered using other thermostats but I was not confident in how to wire it up to my fan. I hope it works for you and I look forward to seeing how it turns out.

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I'm not 100% on the idea yet, its for a future grow but im researching stuff for it now. I looked at a digital one like "Xcon" but it was £30 and i dont really want to pay that much if i dont have to.

let me know how yours goes (PM me on here) i'll invest if i know it'll work fine.

 

MJH54321

Well-Known Member

• Jun 15, 2011

• #9

woodsmaneh! said:

If your just turning it on and off it should work. Yes reverse the wiring.

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Thanks. I'm going to keep looking around but this seemed the cheapest most professionally looking i could find.