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By bypassing the thermostat from outside the fridge the light also gets bypassed.
Is there a way to have the light on all the time?
By bypassing the thermostat from outside the fridge the light also gets bypassed.
I am not using any additional circuit protection in my setup.
The startup current of the compressor is causing your fuse to blow. I doubt the running current of the fridge is anywhere near 10A, it's probably only a couple of amps and should be indicated on the lable on the back of the unit. You just need to find a 10A fuse that is coordinated with the startup current of the compressor. Fuses are designed with different characteristics depending upon the application you want to us it in. Some will open right away and some will open after a delay.
Put in a time delay fuse and it's working great. Thanks for the confirmation that this was the way to go!
Is there a way to have the light on all the time?
kluge9 said:Finally got around to plugging mine in (still waiting on STC-1000 and figuring out what I'm going to be doing for heat) but I did the temperature screw adjustment laid out above. You need to twist the screw counter-clockwise to tighten the spring and just sticking in both a dial and mercury thermometer (no water bottle) they read 18*. And that was only after being turned on for about 45 minutes at level 7. Good tip jborgy!!
Lumpyyyyy said:About how many turns did it take to turn it down? I've done a half turn and am checking how far down the temp goes now.
wazzubrad said:Has anyone else noticed that the photos posted in the OP by ingchr1 have disappeared or is it me?
Have a chance to get one cheap on Craigslist.
Just want to clarify:
The 52-bottle Vissani will fit a standard plastic fermenting bucket with no mods?
With a Johnson temp controller it will work 60-64 degree temps?
Pointyskull said:Have a chance to get one cheap on Craigslist.
Just want to clarify:
The 52-bottle Vissani will fit a standard plastic fermenting bucket with no mods?
With a Johnson temp controller it will work 60-64 degree temps?
Picked up the used Vissani yesterday!
Looking for recommendations on which Johnson Control unit would work best to keep ale temps:
the $53 Johnson Controls A19AAT-2C Freezer Temperature Controller
or
the $72 Johnson Controls Digital Thermostat Control Unit
Read the reviews of the A19AAT-2C and that seemed like it would work.
Just wondering what the rest of you are using and why.
Get a 2 stage controller so you can heat too
Pointyskull said:Excuse another dumb question, so bear with me:
Why would I need a two-stage for a fridge?
I'm unclear on how heat control (or even how it would work on a fridge) is different from just controlling the fridge temp.
Thanks...!
Sometimes you may want to raise the temperature. For example with a lager you would raise the temperature for a diacetal rest. Or if you do stepped fermentation where you progressively raise the temperature to keep the yeast more active or such. If your space is on the cold side you won't be able to raise the temperature without a heat source.
Also, it provides for tighter temperature control. The fridge may overshoot a degree or two by itself so the heater can keep you in a tighter band.
Pointyskull said:Dumb question #2:
With a two-stage controller - like the Ranco ETC-211000-000 - do I need a heat source (like a wrap) or will the "two stage" functionality of the controller allow me to set a high and low temp point on the fridge itself?
Any tips on finding these now? It looks like HD has stopped selling them. Is there a suitable replacement?
Any tips on finding these now? It looks like HD has stopped selling them. Is there a suitable replacement?
DoubleEh said:I'm in the process of building a fermentation chamber using this unit and like the OP will be using reptile heat tape mounted to the inside wall for heating. I'll mostly be fermenting at ale temps and will sometimes have two 3 gallon better bottles fermenting. Has anyone with a similar configuration found it necessary and/or beneficial to install a fan inside the fridge?
I haven't found the need to; I find my temps stay very stable. Maybe if I had a data logger in place and saw a need for more aggressive temp change rates I'd consider it but I really doubt it's needed.
The fan should help with temperature stability and reduce frost formation. I'm in the process of installing one in mine.
Good ol' Gary_Oak replied to my thread, I feel honored.........I could probably make that with an old air conditioning unit
It should, here is a 6 gallon carboy:
and bucket:
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