Stc 1000 warning!

[BeerGrylls]

One thing to consider on that drawing is that the additional receptacle is also drawing on the same 10a fuse, limiting TOTAL current to 10 amps. Feeding the extra receptacle directly from the incoming hot lead would leave the full 10 amps for the hot/cold controlled circuits, and the 15a (or 20 as applicable) breaker in your house panel would provide the overall limit.

Absolutely right, thanks for pointing that out! My primary use for it is a stir plate. Keep the total draw low.

 

[FuzzeWuzze]

I was about to make a comment about the traces but you're absolutely right since you're not connecting to (for instance) an SSR relay terminals, you're connecting to the cute little screw terminals, which are connected by traces to the relays on the PCB.

Also because they are mechanical relays not solid state relays there is probably a higher chance of failure during switching I would think. Granted most are rated for thousands of switching cycles but there are always outliers from the norm, especially when it comes to Chinese parts.