Random Questions What I Can't Find An Answer For?

Hi iv been looking at the " eco techincs evolution digital temperature controller" heres the specs.

New Mark 3 Evolution Digital Temperature Controller:

Ø Dynamically adjusts fan speed with precise increments to control temperature accurately

Ø Intelligently responds to temperature changes

Ø Controlls humidity as well as temperature

Ø Works in conjunction with the Ecotechnics Unis CO2 controller

Ø Able to control up to 3kW of heating

Ø Both idle speed and maximum speed are fully adjustable

Ø Able to control 2 fans at the same time

Ø Remote temperature and humidity sensor with 5mtr of cable

When it says "controls humidity" does that mean you can wire a humidifier into the console and it will turn it off and on depending on the settings you set, or does it just mean it takes a humidity reading with the probe and adjusts the fans to help deal with the humidity.

When it say "Able to control up to 3kW of heating" does that mean i can wire a heater into the console and it will turn the heater on when the temp gets lower than than the temperature you set and also turn it off if when it goes above the temperature set.

If the controller allows you to both connect a humidfier and a heater is it possible to have them both wired in at the same time or just either one or the other.

Sorry if they seem really stupid questions, just cant find a answer for the wiring etc. Thanks

MCD

Yea man, it is a controller, not just a monitor. It will control your shit as need and turn them on and off at the settings you put it.

Before you buy anything make sure its what is realistic for your situation. I bought a Sentinel CO2 Controller. Have been researching them on and off for a month or more.

Ole Budheavy said:

Before you buy anything make sure its what is realistic for your situation. I bought a Sentinel CO2 Controller. Have been researching them on and off for a month or more.

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thanks for the replys people, yeah im not in no rush to buy it yet. Iv just read somewhere that the controller i mentioned above doesnt controller an intake fan just a extraction fan, please tell me this isnt true.

Why would you need to control them at different times? connect them together and have them connected to the 'extraction fan' input on the controller.

Rudiger said:

Why would you need to control them at different times? connect them together and have them connected to the 'extraction fan' input on the controller.

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sorry i dont quite get you, do you mean wire the etraction and intake fans together, what if you need each fan running at different speeds though.

You generally do need to anyway. You just buy a cheap little 2 or 3 receptacle expansion that plugs into a single plug, and then you buy a fan speed controller and plug one, intake or exhaust, into it and then into the expansion and your leftover fan, intake or exhaust into the expansion as well.

It looks as though it will control the fan speed by both humidity and temp. Also you can hook it up to under 3kwof heat which would come on as temp drops below set point.

ordering this from som hydro this week, i dont think it controls a humidifier/dehumidifier , just 2 fans and your heating, you set the min and max temps and your

good to go, can add the co2 regulater to complete the set up. still curious though as to how it controlls humidity????? any takers ????? no??????? you over there

with your hand up?????? no???

cocoxxx said:

ordering this from som hydro this week, i dont think it controls a humidifier/dehumidifier , just 2 fans and your heating, you set the min and max temps and your

good to go, can add the co2 regulater to complete the set up. still curious though as to how it controlls humidity????? any takers ????? no??????? you over there

with your hand up?????? no???

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This is doing my nut in now. When you say controls 2 fans and heating, why 2 if it can only control either a intake or extraction and not both. Stupid design. Theres me thinking it can control my humidity,heating,intake and extraction...wishful thinking.

With out seeing a wiring schematic i would assume it would control humidity as well as temp with a fan. When humidity rises above setpoint the fan would come on to move air and help control the humidity. It may be able to control a dehumidifier depending on wiring, instead of a fan it could very well turn on a dehumidifier. As far as it controlling a intake and a exhaust at same time, why couldn't it? You should be able to wire them and have them come on at same time , at same speeds.

GanjaCarp said:

With out seeing a wiring schematic i would assume it would control humidity as well as temp with a fan. When humidity rises above setpoint the fan would come on to move air and help control the humidity. It may be able to control a dehumidifier depending on wiring, instead of a fan it could very well turn on a dehumidifier. As far as it controlling a intake and a exhaust at same time, why couldn't it? You should be able to wire them and have them come on at same time , at same speeds.

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I get you there. So it still can control humidty if it gets too high but obviously cant raise it without a humidifier being wired into it.

So by controlling the intake and extraction at the same time with the same speeds it can control the temps, i didnt think this was possible with them running at same speeds, my friends got a primair and each fan turns up or down depending on the temp, so if the temp gets a little high then the intake will speed up until it reaches the set temp and then slow down. So basically instead instead of the fans coming on a different speeds and times with the primair the eco technics sets a speed and maintains the set temperature....have i got that right.


Also if the fans come on at the same speeds because there wired together, how would that create a negative pressure in the room.

Well with out looking at wire spec i can't say for sure but it very well could ramp up or down speeds of the 2 motor's independently. Yes it would only be able to help lower humidity by remove humid air. It wouldnt be able to raise it with out a actual humidifier.

GanjaCarp said:

Well with out looking at wire spec i can't say for sure but it very well could ramp up or down speeds of the 2 motor's independently. Yes it would only be able to help lower humidity by remove humid air. It wouldnt be able to raise it with out a actual humidifier.

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thanks ganga carp for clearing that up for me. Keep it real

Rep added

just ordered from som hydro, received a email yesterday that they are no longer in stock and they dont know when they are coming in.

it really pisses me off when i order something thats not in stock, i mean how difficult can it be, to actually write out of stock over the product item.

sorry for the rant, does someone know where i can order this from other than the cowboys at somhydro, much apperciated, peace