Digital Cooling Thermostat Temperature Controller Outlet Switch

I have had two of these for 6 years running in very high temperatures, outside, in monsoons (under a cover and wrapped in a plastic bag). They look like it but they have held up well. I cannot recommend them enough even if I DON'T recommend you use them in a rather uncontrolled environment like I have -- they aren't rated for wet. Also, please note that if they haven't changed it, you can adjust these units for either heating or cooling no matter which one you get. Here's the info from the manufacturer: ********** Q: I have a BN-link Heating controller. Is there a way to convert into a cooling controller? A: Yes, you can change the setting from heating to cooling! (or vice versa, from cooling to heating) follow these steps to switch between cooling and heating for your heating thermostat controller. 1. Disconnect the thermostat controller from power. Press and hold both SET and DOWN buttons, and Connect the thermostat controller to the power and wait 2-3 seconds until indicator F or C illuminates. Indicator F illuminates: the device has been switched to cooling mode. (This is what you want in your case) Indicator C illuminates: the device has been switched to heating mode 2. Disconnect the device from the mains and the mode switching is now completed. ********************

Using for uninsulated storage shed exhaust fan control. Have used daily for two weeks now in over 100f temps. Unit has been flawless. Turns fan on at the exact temperature I set. Digital display shows current ambient temperature in bright red letters that are always on (not sure if you can shut them off through programming)-but I need to be able to see the temp of the shed interior without having to climb up on a stool and push a button....so this suites the need, as I have it mounted up high in the shed. Temp shown on t-stat is 2 degrees "hotter" than my Klein Thermal Sensor's readings-and it is spot on...so not bad at all for the price I paid.

We've got a 200 bottle wine cooler. It's suppose to be the best available. Unfortunately, who ever designed it didn't consider how it might be installed with very little airflow to vent the cooling coils. After three years the compressor gave up. The repair guy told me that unless some positive airflow was added we could expect to replace the compressor every three years. I added two low speed muffin fans but there was no way to connect them to the cooler so they would switch on when the compressor ran. I nosed around Amazon and found the BN-LINK Digital Cooling Thermostat Controller. At nineteen bucks it was a cheap device to try out. I got the fans installed and hooked up the BN-LINK. Plugged it in and watched it come on line. It displayed the ambient temp. It took about five seconds to set the trigger temp. Aimed a heat gun at the temp probe and watched the display show the temp increasing. As soon as the target temp was reached the fans started spinning. This is a great little device. Simple to install and program. The only suggestion I'd make is provide a little more space between the power outlet and the temp probe cable.

This turned out to be a pretty cool little controller for my shed fan. I have been using it for about a month now. Been working perfectly. I have the temp set to 85 F in my shed. Kicks on every time when passing that mark. I have it powering my 10 in. shutter fan. Installing it was pretty straight forward. It has a slot on the back to allow you to slide over a screw. So, you would pick your spot and put screw for it to hang off. My only gripe here is that it only has one slot on the top back. Which leads to the unit not as secure at the bottom. It also comes with a temperature probe. The probe has an attached cord that allows you to place the temperate probe away from unit. I ended up just leaving my in a coil and close to unit. Seems to be reading temp just fine. But, this does allows you to place it closer to where you might want to measure your temp. The digital display on the unit is nice and bright. I can read it from across my shed and in the dark. The controls are easy to use. Adjustments are fairly simple. Simply hold down the "Set" button on the unit and you get in setting the target mode adjustment. Then you use the up and down buttons to set target temperature. Pretty easy. Pros: * Compact * Accurate Temperature * Bright Display (Red Digital Numbers) * Easy setup and programming Cons: * Needs a bottom screw slot for secure bottom of unit * Although it's simply to adjust the temp, it can be even better if the up and down buttons just let the adjust temperature target directly. Instead of having to hold down the set button. Overall I'm happy with the unit. Hopefully it lasts.

Item as described.

I have this running a fan that cools off the bedroom at night. So far it has been able to hold the temperature as long it is cool enough outside. My only complaint is that the sensor wire is too short. I really wanted to have the sensor about 15 feet from the fan so I spliced in a long wire. This uses a thermister with a room temperature resistance of 25K ohm so a very long wire could be added with no loss in accuracy. It would have been very useful if an extension wire was made available by the manufacture.

I bought it last year and it worked good for 1.5 yrs and was only used during the summer so roughly 4.5 month of actual use. I went into my greenhouse to see that it would activate at 95 degrees. I first thought it was the outlet, but after testing and the non illuminated screen I knew it was a toast. Not impressed with its longevity. I wouldn't buy it if you have other options. This was my second time I bought the exact model and I should have learned my lesson so shame on me.

All of my real world testing was done in fahrenheit. I noticed in other reviews people using it for controlling an Air conditioner. Don't do that. It will blow the fuse. AC units do not like being cycled quickly and you could damage one using this device. The listings also says not to do that. The sensor on this device is very quick at reading the temperature. There is very little latency. My setup is a 3000 CFM evaporative cooler that draws a maximum of 2.9 amps, and a small normally closed water valve. Mine was set to turn on at 108°F The unit turns off a device at 1°F or 1.8°C below set temperature, and then turns on again at 1°F (1.8°C) over the set temperature. So its hysteresis is 2° F and 3.6° C. The fuse is replaceable (inside the unit) you just need the proper one and soldering skills. The display is multiplexing, and will flicker when viewed by a camera under bright lights. The listing seems to indicate the device can handle a 1/2 horse power motor.

Me equivoque yo ocupaba el modelo que es para calentar

Hoy es el primer dia que lo probé, no lo ocupe ni 1 hora y de repente me di cuenta que estaba dando energia a pesar de que estaba apagado el foco que dice “cooling” este apagado o no, no funciona el termostato, al principio si funciono, me fui a hacer otras cosas y a la hora ya no servia, es una basura. Como ven se encuentra conectado a una televisión para que se pueda ver el funcionamiento y como la television permanece encendida, este apagado o no el termostato y el foco que dice cooling, al principio cuando se apagaba el foco cooling se apagaba el aparato que tenia conectado y al encenderse encendia, despues de un rato dejo de funcionar y lo probe antes de conectar un aparato de refrigeracion Justamente por eso lo compre, para conectar un aparato de refrigeracion para cerveza pero antes de usarlo decidi probarlo para que no me fuera a dañar la cerveza, como ven, no duro nada, si lo hubiera conectado a mi refrigeracion seguramente se hubiera dañado la calidad de la cerveza, no lo compren, cambiare mi review en cuanto me devuelvan mi dinero Es un poco molesto porque justamente hay que detenerse en los procesos debido a que los productos que se compran luego no son de buena calidad, esperaba que minimo me funcionara 6 meses :(

I like the design of this. The features are pretty good, except would be nice to be asble to set the temp in 0.5 increments not just full degrees. Reason i state that is then it would be able to have a narrower " action window" between on and off. Now as for the one i received, i have done a side by side temperature check with a known / calibrated thermal probe and i find this unit reads most of the time about 2 degrees C to the high side. That could be easily taken into consideration when setting the temperature. HOWEVER i have also found this to have an error of as much as 1.5C lower than actual to as high as 5C above actual over its adjustment range.... i suspect they have a poor calibration curve in the firmware for the probe used. OR Maybe this is a bad one .... just not as good as people think they are ??? I tried to save a few bucks compared to Inkbird, but in reality for $10 more and having a unit that does cooling and heating in same device PLUS a calibration curve option, inkbird is the winner. this is just too over priced to have these problems .. returning

En période d'essai sur une fan de ventilation, jusqu'à présent c'est parfait

The only thing keeping me from giving this a 5-star review is the lack of functionality to widen the temperature range between on/off. We're using it to control a box fan near a wood stove and initially I noticed that when the fan would kick on it was able to remove enough heat from the area to cause the thermostat to shut the fan off - once it reaches the set temperature and turns the fan on, if the temperature drops only 2-3 degrees that will be enough to trigger the thermostat to shut off the fan. The solution to this was pretty simple - just a relocation of the temperature probe closer to the wood stove and an adjustment in temperature setting to compensate for it. However, it did take me quite a while to find just the right location to place the temperature probe in order for it work the way I'd like, and I think the whole issue could be avoided if you were able to adjust this on/off range to be a little wider. Overall it's a great product. It's been working fine for the 5 months we've had it and we run this stove all day and night, every single day. Works great.