Best Greenhouse Controller Unit?

I'm trying to decide between a few greenhouse controllers so I can take some of the effort out of environment control.


What I've come down to are these:

Xtreme Greenhouse Controller (XGC-1E)

Sentinel CHHC-1 Day/Night Environmental Controller

Green Air Products (MCC-1) MICROCLIMATE CONTROLLER



I'm leaning towards the XGC-1E but I can't find any reviews of the thing online.

Personal experiences/speculation welcome.

I can't be the only one looking at these things.

Bump?

Sentinel - by a MILE.

Cheaper, built like a tank, GREAT customer service.

I have virtually every controller they make in my rooms.

I have heard about Sentinels great customer service, and I've found a $599 XGC-1E, whereas the cheapest Sentinel GHHC-1 is $620.

What kind of issues have you had with the sentinel?

I bought the greenhouse xtreme.. I went to discount hydroponics and the guy there was kinda pushy on taking the refurbished one (the only one they had) but it was a couple hundred cheaper.. so I went for it.. when I unboxed it, it started making a rattling noise as I moved it around, like it was a nut or something.. as I moved it the noise eventually stopped, but I am still concerned.. all in all I feel like this unit is very cheaply made and I really wish I would of put more thought and went for the sentinel. I went for the greenhouse X because I saw Stinkbud was using it... and he has some STINKy buds... haha

U find one?

jimmy311 said:

U find one?

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He more than likely has found one. He's had 6 years now to find one.

LOL..i didn't even look..LOL smh Google ..LOL

IM.looking for one..that's why.i was looking

i would look at a brand called . (auto pilot ) these are very good meters they will have every thing you need . these meters are sold widely around Michigan and are know to be the very best

torontoone said:

Sentinel - by a MILE.

Cheaper, built like a tank, GREAT customer service.

I have virtually every controller they make in my rooms.

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I second this. I had a defective timer, and returned it through Growers House. The engineer at Sentinel called me to gather information about behaviour before I sent the timer back to them. This all happened within 10 minutes of me calling GH to initiate the exchange.

Green air microcomtroller?

Lol @jimmy