MilfordsMrFixIt
Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2022
This device is rather simple to install. But boy is it a bug to try to figure out the programming. There are so many settings in the background and they're not described in any of the instructions provided with the device that you can spend quite a bit of time trying to figure out what the actually do. Otherwise, I installed it in a large pizza oven that has to run at 700 degrees and this device is holding the temperature pretty steady. So in short we're happy with the product!
Steve
Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2021
With recirculating the wort, this unit held mash temp exactly where I had it set! Most important thing to do, IS use thermal paste between SSR and heat sink!
Ljrutt
Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2018
A little complicated to get set up, but works really good especially for the price. I'm running a homemade 18000 BTU heater with it, I have gotten a small room to 117F so far in testing and no problems, but definitely recommend using a heat sink on the relay.
STG
Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2018
This does everything it claims to and works perfectly. Programming it using the loosely translated instructions takes a little imagination and insight into what they mean to say, but once you get the hang of it, it's really a perfect little temperature controller.The fact that you get everything you need all at once, and that it all works together right out of the box is a big plus. Also, unlike a lot of these, you can set it to °F, not just °C, so it's much more useful here in the USA.The included temperature probe is a little fragile where the connectors are crimped on the ends of the wires, but care in handling and a bit of shrink tubing can fix that easily.
Larry King
Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2018
A little more of a project than I realized, but a great little device. Way more features in terms of process control than I needed. It does allow me to control the temp of my wife’s green house as close as you want. I am using two electric heaters who’s temp control is very erratic and not calibrated. Saves a lot of electricity since I can now specify on at 40, off at 41 degrees and never find the two heaters running at 50 degrees.
Satallite Guy
Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2017
Does what it is suppose to. Instructions are vague and difficult to understand. Can't seem to figure out any way to minimize overshoot, not that it is bad, but does go over by a degree or two on occasion (usually on initial reaching of set point), but once it settles in on the temp it seems to stay with in .5 to 1 degree. I am using this with a HERMS set up and there may be a slight delay as it has to heat a pot of water ( maybe the cause of the over shoot) but it is only transferring the heat to my coil so a degree or two in the pot doesn't really affect my wort output temp much. It may perform better if you used a RIMS tube.
Russ
Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2017
The reason for the three star review is not because of the PID, it is very nice and works great. However, the thermocouple that comes with this unit seems to be a trouble spot for many people. The one that came with my unit worked OK the first day, then all hell broke loose. The second day when I turned on the PID, temperature readings were all over the place. Wiggling the thermocouple wires where they connected to the PID changed the temperature several hundred degrees. After a closer inspection I saw that the blue crimp connector was crimped onto the wire without stripping back the insulation. To fix the issue I cut both connectors off, stripped back the insulation and made a direct connection to the PID without using crimp connectors. The PID now works perfect and temperature readings are very stable.
Prime4Life
Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2017
Great PID for Rosin!Warning*** Default setting is in Celsius, so either switch to F or convert your temps.