Twin heating controller

[Gorz100]

Hi Guys

I wonder if you can help. I have recently realised by thermometer is a bit duff and does not accurately read temperature! (Great I know!)
I was looking into an aqua medic twin thermo controller…. My question is, can I just plug my normal Aqua EL 50w heater into it and it would effectively instruct that when to turn off and on? Or does it need to be a specific heater/cooler. Thank you very much.

 

[Eleni18]

I have the DD twin controller and that is exactly what it does. You plug your heater in one socket and cooler/fan whatever in the other, and it automatically switches them on/off at the set temperature. I imagine the Aqua is about the same

 

[TheBear78]

Any heater, within the power rating of the controller, can be used and controlled. If it has its own thermosat (as the Aquael does) then the controller should be in charge and the heater thermostat can be set a degree or two higher to act as a back up to cover the controller sticking on.
For example, set the controller to 77 degrees and the thermostat to 78 or 79. You may need to fine tune the thermostat as its calibration is unlikely to match the controller.

Some people use the controller as a back up and the heater thermostat as the controller but that's as backwards as it sounds. It also increases the liklihood of a failure when you consider what causes most heaters to break.

 

[Gorz100]

I have the DD twin controller and that is exactly what it does. You plug your heater in one socket and cooler/fan whatever in the other, and it automatically switches them on/off at the set temperature. I imagine the Aqua is about the same

Thank you very much

 

[Gorz100]

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Any heater, within the power rating of the controller, can be used and controlled. If it has its own thermosat (as the Aquael does) then the controller should be in charge and the heater thermostat can be set a degree or two higher to act as a back up to cover the controller sticking on.
For example, set the controller to 77 degrees and the thermostat to 78 or 79. You may need to fine tune the thermostat as its calibration is unlikely to match the controller.

Some people use the controller as a back up and the heater thermostat as the controller but that's as backwards as it sounds. It also increases the liklihood of a failure when you consider what causes most heaters to break.

Oh excellent, thanks for taking the time to reply. Also, do you know if these can be plugged into extension cords as it almost looks like another extension if you see what I mean!

 

[TheBear78]

I don't see why they couldn't be powered via an extension cord. However make sure that the total load plugged into the extension isn't ever able to exceed the rated maximum of the extension and the power supply.

 

[Gorz100]

I don't see why they couldn't be powered via an extension cord. However make sure that the total load plugged into the extension isn't ever able to exceed the rated maximum of the extension and the power supply.

Thank you