Trouble finding the right kind of heater

Savvy1

Savvy1

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So I'm plugging my tent into everything and dialing in my temps and humidity. Everything seems to be working but I bought the wrong heater. I am currently controlling my day and night temps with a controller that will turn the heater off and on accordingly. My problem right now is my pelonis radiant heater (which works great) once it reaches my desired tent temp it will turn off as expected but when the temps go back down and my device turns the heater back on it only powers the device on but doesn't actually turn on the heat settings. I bought it because I thought it was a safer option for space heaters.

Are there any safe "ish" space heaters that will turn heat off and on upon power shut off and on. Maybe something that isn't digital?20190827_132254.jpg
 
coreywebster

coreywebster

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Try either an oil filled rad thats analog, never go with digitals because they usually need manually turning on when power comes back on.
Or try ceramic tube heaters, though they are typically lower wattage.
 
coreywebster

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Savvy1

Savvy1

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coreywebster said:
Yeah thats the ticket. It just needs to stay on when powers on.
Not even sure i would plug it in to a day night controller. Test out how accurate the thermostat is.
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Yes but even if its accurate its only accurate to one temp. Not that its entirely needed but I would like to control the day and night temps per shedule. I'm about to post my tent here in a couple minutes. I'll link my video so you can actually view my entire setup and how I'm running it.
 
coreywebster

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Savvy1 said:
Yes but even if its accurate its only accurate to one temp. Not that its entirely needed but I would like to control the day and night temps per shedule. I'm about to post my tent here in a couple minutes. I'll link my video so you can actually view my entire setup and how I'm running it.
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lol never thought about that either. :oops:
 
Therrion

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Savvy1 said:
Yes but even if its accurate its only accurate to one temp. Not that its entirely needed but I would like to control the day and night temps per shedule. I'm about to post my tent here in a couple minutes. I'll link my video so you can actually view my entire setup and how I'm running it.
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I'm just referring to popping a socket. I had a independent 240 and 2x 20 amp receptacles added to my room. You don't want to create a fire hazard.
 
Savvy1

Savvy1

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Therrion said:
I'm just referring to popping a socket. I had a independent 240 and 2x 20 amp receptacles added to my room. You don't want to create a fire hazard.
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That's a great observation. So my garage is running off a 20amp breaker and I think I'm doing just fine while everything is turned on but I don't have a meter to test atm. I will determine this pretty soon. However while drilling holes the other day we found an extra 15amp hookup that isn't being used. I think the home builder put that in for a heat pump or air conditioner to be installed later. We took the metal cap off and wired up an extra outlet. So what I'm thinking is if I have a dedicated device that I plan on turning off and on causing more power upon startup then I can use that outlet primarily for that device and keeping it separate from all other electronics.
 
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