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Sigh im so pissed off. My Milwaukee PH600 meter went belly up today. 8 days outside the 30 day warranty Milwaukee offers on it because its considered 'economical', which is really their way of saying, "this meter is a piece of shit and will crap out on you shortly after your warranty is up. thanks for the money sucker!"

Now im stuck using ph strips until I can get a new one. Anyone have any suggestions. Mind you I can't shell out tons of money for one.

Thanks

I like and have good luck with the Hanna models. I use the Gro-Check myself.

Originally Posted by DaveCoulier

Sigh im so pissed off. My Milwaukee PH600 meter went belly up today. 8 days outside the 30 day warranty Milwaukee offers on it because its considered 'economical', which is really their way of saying, "this meter is a piece of shit and will crap out on you shortly after your warranty is up. thanks for the money sucker!"

Now im stuck using ph strips until I can get a new one. Anyone have any suggestions. Mind you I can't shell out tons of money for one.

Thanks

Anyway, I found a website via their ebay store. GOOD: They have extremely low prices, if anyone has lower, please make me aware. Plus, free shipping over 19$...nice. BAD: However, the downfall is that if anything goes wrong, only have 3 DAYS, you have to deal w/ the manufacturer as opposed to the seller. Also, 25% restocking fee, which is a bit steep if you return it for any reason. AT YOUR OWN RISK: http://www.eseasongear.com/

Hope it helps

Thanks for the help guys. Im gonna pick up the Hanna 99104 from that site you gave me Dakin. Hanna meters come with 2 year warranty to boot. Next time before I make a purchase Ill pay close attention to the warranty.

Originally Posted by DaveCoulier

Thanks for the help guys. Im gonna pick up the Hanna 99104 from that site you gave me Dakin. Hanna meters come with 2 year warranty to boot. Next time before I make a purchase Ill pay close attention to the warranty.

Hey Dave, I was just going to point you in the direction of the 98107... I know that the 99104 is a pen, so makes for easy insertion into bottles, etc, but my friend just ordered that same model and its not quite as nice as it looks in the picture. Plus, the manual knobs on the back are large and have a loose tension, so its easy to screw up your calibrated meter just by handling it. The 98107 is def a higher quality meter for only 1.30 more, but that's only my opinion, so you can take it for what it's worth! Have a good one...

Originally Posted by journey1111

cheapest price I could find for a 400w with cooltube and digital/electronic ballast. $225


http://cgi.ebay.com/400-WATT-HPS-MH-...3D10%26ps%3D63

There are a variety for around the same price on ebay.

That doesn't look like a cooltube, just a cooled hood, right?

Originally Posted by KitchenKhemist

My friend uses one. It's called a line voltage thermostat, which is basically what any other thermostatically controlled fan switch is. We use them often in my line of work. All you do is wire it to a supply 120v source on one set of terminals and the other set is wired to your fan (black wire to gold and white to silver). This can easily be wired to an outlet box so you can just plug your fan(s) right into it. They're pretty damned reliable and I've seen one mounted to an adjustable shelf bracket on the wall so it can be raised and lowered according to canopy height. Evil genius huh?

Also, if you look down the page, there is a programmable stat that already has an outlet built in. It's 35 bucks, which is still cheaper than the control wizard product and like it says, it's programmable, meaning you can set it to different temps for on and off light cycles (might be handy when using CO2).

This will regulate the speed of the fan or just switch it off at a certain temp?

Originally Posted by DaveCoulier

Sigh im so pissed off. My Milwaukee PH600 meter went belly up today. 8 days outside the 30 day warranty Milwaukee offers on it because its considered 'economical', which is really their way of saying, "this meter is a piece of shit and will crap out on you shortly after your warranty is up. thanks for the money sucker!"

Now im stuck using ph strips until I can get a new one. Anyone have any suggestions. Mind you I can't shell out tons of money for one.

Thanks

I just got my PH600 like 2 days ago from eseasongear.com!! Well is there anything you would recommend to try to prolong the life of it?? I was planning on picking up a Hanna in the near future.. But if you have any tips for keeping my PH600 alive through my first grow I would appreciate it!

Originally Posted by medmaryjane

That doesn't look like a cooltube, just a cooled hood, right?

try this one its from htg supply via ebay for 178.95 + ship 22.54 and its air cooled http://cgi.ebay.com/400-watt-HPS-GRO...3D10%26ps%3D63

Originally Posted by dakin3d

Hey Dave, I was just going to point you in the direction of the 98107... I know that the 99104 is a pen, so makes for easy insertion into bottles, etc, but my friend just ordered that same model and its not quite as nice as it looks in the picture. Plus, the manual knobs on the back are large and have a loose tension, so its easy to screw up your calibrated meter just by handling it. The 98107 is def a higher quality meter for only 1.30 more, but that's only my opinion, so you can take it for what it's worth! Have a good one...

Ah hell. They've already shipped the damned thing. One time Id actually like a company to be slow on shipping. Oh well. As long as itll last me a grow or two until I can upgrade to a better one Ill be happy.

Originally Posted by magik*420

I just got my PH600 like 2 days ago from eseasongear.com!! Well is there anything you would recommend to try to prolong the life of it?? I was planning on picking up a Hanna in the near future.. But if you have any tips for keeping my PH600 alive through my first grow I would appreciate it!

Pray my friend, pray. You should calibrate it pretty much every time you use it. Mine was always .1 off about 75% of the time.