wiring question. thermostat switch

[capt. apathy]

Originally posted by WhiteHawk
i dunno.  Id go with an anolog temperature sensor in between your pump hot supply wire and the pump,  mounted TO your pipe.  Internal sensors tha rely on touching the liquid require a pretty good metered and constant flow.  If there is no check valve in the piping, you will get the "slish slosh" thing. The pipe will maintain a more constant temperature. The anolog temp sensor sohould have a "time on" and "time off" delay so you can run your pump at whatever temperature you select, (make sure you have the right range on your sensor), and for the amount of time you find meets your needs.  For ex.  The temp hits 120 (your pipe may only be 100, but you can adjust) your sensor closes the internal contacts and your pump runs until your "time off" delay elapses.  It is critical that whatever you go with, you have the ability to tweak it so you arent buying 3 or 4 different sensors.  I work with both kinds of sensors, but all the piping is precision engineered for each kind of sensor.

where would I pick those up and about what price range?

[WhiteHawk]

Originally posted by capt. apathy
where would I pick those up and about what price range?

Well, Allen bradly may have one, but your gona pay out the buzzoo.  Give me a cupple days and I will see if I can find one.  I just got off for the weekend so I cant poke around at work until tuesday.  But I'll search the net and let you know.  You may try to check home depot or lowes for a similar device in the meanwhile.

[Speed55]

You might be able to use a digital 7 day programmable thermostat where you could set on/off times for the day.

They usually have settings like:
Wake            7am-12pm    x degrees
Leave           12pm-3pm    x degrees
Return           3pm - 6pm   x degrees
Sleep             6pm -7am    x degrees

You can change both the times, and temps, and have weekend schedules.

Honeywell makes them.. and you should be able to find one using line voltage.