Wiring STC-1000 to heating pad

[treacheroustexan]

Have a quick question all! $10 shipped for an STC-1000 seems like a deal that can't be beat. How difficult would it be to wire to a heating pad? My beers have been fermenting at 60 F (maybe colder) over the winter because my basement stays pretty cold. Summer/fall isn't a huge issue. I own an Inkbird plug and play for my kegerator but since I'm not using it for any cooling, I figured I could just save some money and try to wire it myself. I just want it to kick the heating pad on when the fermenter drops below 64 or so. Any thoughts?

 

[helterscelter]

easiest way to wire your stc-1000 to drive a heating pad is to make a plug-box.. that is, put the controller in a project box and wire it to a standard 15A outlet in the box.. then plug the heating pad into the plug box outlet..

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/forum/threads/basic-stc-1000-freezer-fermentation-chamber.373850/


you can ofcourse wire the heating pad directly into the STC-1000, rather than going through the trouble of wiring up the outlet. but the outlet IMHO is a better/more reliable solution..