Ink Bird Compatibility with Hygger

[Ian Baxter]

Does the Ink Bird’s ITC-306a work with hygger heaters. I have the Hygger pinpoint with the digital thermostat temp controller. I'm looking to get another and I was wondering if I still need to use the Hygger controllers and then plug in to the ink bird or remove the controllers from the Hygger heaters.

 

[Hooz]

You can do it either way, really.

When I run controllers with heaters that have a thermostat, I always set the heater controller to what I want the temp (i.e. 77), then I set the heaters' thermostat a few degrees higher (i.e. 80). That way the controller is doing the work turning the heaters on and off, but if the controller fails (sticks on), the heaters' thermostat will act as a safety shutoff.

But, you can also just use plain heating elements with a controller. You won't have that extra layer of redundancy, but with today's controllers, I'm not sure you need it.

 

[Ian Baxter]

You can do it either way, really.

When I run controllers with heaters that have a thermostat, I always set the heater controller to what I want the temp (i.e. 77), then I set the heaters' thermostat a few degrees higher (i.e. 80). That way the controller is doing the work turning the heaters on and off, but if the controller fails (sticks on), the heaters' thermostat will act as a safety shutoff.

But, you can also just use plain heating elements with a controller. You won't have that extra layer of redundancy, but with today's controllers, I'm not sure you need it.

Thank you! This is exactly what I was looking for.