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💬General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: dhouston on December 26, 2016, 04:59:50 PM

Title: Thermo controlled outlets
Post by: dhouston on December 26, 2016, 04:59:50 PM

I stumbled upon these and thought they might interest someone here.
https://www.amazon.com/Farm-Innovators-TC-3-Thermostatically-Controlled/dp/B0006U2HD2/ref=pd_sim_79_42?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B0006U2HD2&pd_rd_r=FTQ550WRFY0YA7MW0FK0&pd_rd_w=a0SjV&pd_rd_wg=zPYZp&psc=1&refRID=FTQ550WRFY0YA7MW0FK0 (https://www.amazon.com/Farm-Innovators-TC-3-Thermostatically-Controlled/dp/B0006U2HD2/ref=pd_sim_79_42?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B0006U2HD2&pd_rd_r=FTQ550WRFY0YA7MW0FK0&pd_rd_w=a0SjV&pd_rd_wg=zPYZp&psc=1&refRID=FTQ550WRFY0YA7MW0FK0)

Title: Re: Thermo controlled outlets
Post by: bkenobi on December 28, 2016, 02:31:23 AM

FWIW, these are designed for use with roof and gutter heater tape.  I considered using these for that application at my old home to help with an ice damn.  In the end I opted to simply maly nually plug them in since the issue only occurred once or twice a year and not even every year.

I actually thought about using these again at my current house to control a light bulb under a shop sink to keep pipes from freezing.  It would be a good idea to use it, but I decided to just leave the bulb on at all times to avoid cycling which is what typically causes failure.  I'd rather burn a few watts when not needed rather than bursting pipes again...