STC-1000 wiring question.

[Justdrumin]

Am I able to take another power supply wire and run it to the "heating" side of my power outlet to make it stay on constantly to run a case fan in my keezer? If that makes sense. Thanks! I have wired an stc-1000 for my ferm chamber, but I don't necessarily need the heat side for my keezer. I'd like to power my case fan instead if possible.

 

[mattd2]

Am I able to take another power supply wire and run it to the "heating" side of my power outlet to make it stay on constantly to run a case fan in my keezer? If that makes sense. Thanks! I have wired an stc-1000 for my ferm chamber, but I don't necessarily need the heat side for my keezer. I'd like to power my case fan instead if possible.

If I understand you correctly, yes. Think of the STC-1000 cooling/heating terminals as any normal manual switch - if you have something that you would control with a switch (by turning it on) then you can control it with the STC-1000, as long as you don't go over 240V or 10A AC.

 

[Justdrumin]

If I understand you correctly, yes. Think of the STC-1000 cooling/heating terminals as any normal manual switch - if you have something that you would control with a switch (by turning it on) then you can control it with the STC-1000, as long as you don't go over 240V or 10A AC.

I wish I had a pic, it would make it a lot easier. I mean to wire the cooling side of the power outlet, with the tab broken, as normal, but instead of wiring the heating wire from the stc to the heat side, I would just wire another power supply wire to the heat side bypassing the controller. In theory, this would make the stc only function for cooling and utilize one socket on the power outlet. Then the other socket would be hard wired to constantly stay on. Does that make sense? I am no electrician...but it makes sense in my head. Lol.

 

[theck]

Ya just wire it like you would for a house plug. One neutral one hot on either side. Just don't run it though the stc.

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[thatjonguy]

Just wire the "on" outlet from the supply hot and neutral going to the STC. You are going to need wire nuts anyway.

I wired mine in a separate outlet box from my master switch before the STC. I can take a picture later and post it here.

 

[Justdrumin]

I didn't think it would be an issue. I'll just add an extra wire from the hot in wire to one side of the bottom socket and a neutral to the other side. Thanks a bunch! That would be VERY helpful thatjonguy. Thanks!

 

[theck]

Yup. Instead of it going to the stc route the wire to the hot side of the plug.

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[Justdrumin]

Ok...so I've done some more research and I found out they have 110v ac computer fans. Would I just be able to hard wire that fan into the power supply bypassing the stc and outlet? Or would it be better to wire it up to the stc? Thanks again!

This is the kinda fan I was looking at.

http://www.parts-express.com/thermocool-110-vac-muffin-cooling-fan-120-x-25mm-sleeve-bearing-57-cfm--250-016?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=pla

Edit: Reason being, I want to mount the stc to the front of my keezer collar and a power outlet on the back. So I'm trying to figure out the best way to wire it and I'm struggling with splitting the wires to be able to stretch from one side to the other. I bought a 25' 14 gauge outdoor extension chord to make sure I have plenty of wire. I was thinking I could cut a couple sections to run back and forth keeping them in the sheath all nice and neat. I have done lots of searching, but with the plethora of keezer builds...I'm having trouble finding an answer. Again...thanks a ton in advance! I don't know what I would do without HBT!!

 

[day_trippr]

You could do what you propose, but I would wire the fan to run 24/7 to keep the air continually in movement to defeat the temperature stratification that will occur if you only run it when the compressor is running...

Cheers!

 

[Justdrumin]

You could do what you propose, but I would wire the fan to run 24/7 to keep the air continually in movement to defeat the temperature stratification that will occur if you only run it when the compressor is running...

Cheers!

If that's the way you understood what I said, I did not mean it that way. Having the fan on just part time kinda contradicts having it in the first place from what I've read. That's why I was planning on hard wiring a fan to the main power supply. As stated earlier though, I'm no electrician. I'm not sure what the best way of achieving this is.

 

[thatjonguy]

Here is my wiring. I just happen led to be wiring my fermentation chamber during the build this week.

The first photo shows three sets of wires.
The one with the yellow tag in the foreground is the always on outlet controlled by a switch. I wired a switch in so I would not have to unplug it repeatedly.
The one in the background with yellow tape in the incoming power from the outlet.
The last one is power source going to the STC-1000.

As you can see the next two photos, this is how I wired the outlet from the switch. I chose to run a whole outlet gang as always on because outlets are cheap and I am planning for the future.

The wire coming from the bottom of the switch box (without yellow tape) in the source to the outlet. The one coming out of the top is going to the STC-1000.

Let me know if you have any questions.

My fermentation chamber build can be found here: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=455944

 

[day_trippr]

If that's the way you understood what I said, I did not mean it that way. Having the fan on just part time kinda contradicts having it in the first place from what I've read. That's why I was planning on hard wiring a fan to the main power supply. As stated earlier though, I'm no electrician. I'm not sure what the best way of achieving this is.

Sorry, missed that you were asking which way to go (and there it is - you were asking which way to do this).
Yes, hard wire it to the "always hot" side and you'll be good. You could wire it from the STC if that's easier, the fan won't draw much current...

Cheers!

 

[Justdrumin]

With all your help...I think I have a game plan. I'm going to try to draw something up and post it here to double check everything. Thanks everyone! I'll try and get a drawing up tonight.

 

[Justdrumin]

Ok guys. Here's my drawing. What do ya'll think?

 

[smagic14]

This is the one I used

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[Justdrumin]

This is the one I used

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I have one for my fermentation chamber that's wired JUST like the one you have. Works perfect, but I'm trying to wire it to not have heat, it's for my keezer build, and for the outlet that's normally for heat to always be on for a fan. So in theory, the tab will still be broken on the power outlet, but one socket will be for cooling and one outlet will always be on. The stc will be mounted to the front of my keezer with the outlet being mounted to the back.

Edit: I was also considering hard wiring a 110v AC fan into there somewhere so I don't have one more thing to plug in if someone can help me with that. Thanks!

 

[PrairieDawg]

Your drawing in post 14 will do just what you want.
Just remember to break the tap off on the hot side of the outlet.

 

[Justdrumin]

Your drawing in post 14 will do just what you want.
Just remember to break the tap off on the hot side of the outlet.

Thanks!! I'm pretty excited I'll be able to make things all nice and neat in my keezer. I have gang boxes for them and everything to seal it up. Thanks a ton everyone!