PN160 Digital Temperature Controller 2-Stage Controlled Outlet Thermostat for Reptile, Heat Mat and Brewing, w/Calibration & Compressor Protection

Product is used as the temperature controller on a beer keezer. I mounted this device internally for a cleaner look. Had to cut off the plug to attach the top.The instructions are a little wonky. They are not really clear, but after some trial and error, and dialing in the temperature range, it's worked perfectly. Even had the alarm triggered a few times when the temp. sensor didnt line up just right and it touched something metal in there. Worked perfectly, and keeps the temperature between +/ 1 degrees of what I have it set to. I couldn't be happier with this device. I'd buy again, no questions asked, no hesitation.

I had this temperature controller for several weeks, using it to aid food fermentation, and it's been rock solid and accurate. Before using it, I tested the accuracy with several digital thermometers I trust, as well as an IR thermometer and the readings were spot on. The only downside is not having enough buttons to control the many features and adjustments that this unit has. It's not a problem with a bit of patience and a manual in hand, but could've been made more user friendly. Once configured to do what you need, it works well.

After you throw it against the wall, decrypt what language it could possibly be in, take a deep breath, and just start pressing buttons on it like a1972 VHS recorder... It does do what it is supposed to do. I purchased this because I didn't want to take apart, disassemble, and reassemble my kegurator to use the STC 1000. This is about $10 more, and so very worth it. So, buy it, get frustrated at the horrible directions and multiple screen nonsense, then set your temp and never worry about it again. Connection time, under a minute; program time 7 days, 13 hours and.... well, still counting.

I have been looking at getting a temp controller for a fermenting chamber for beer and finally pulled the trigger with this one.I was surprised by the build quality, set up was fairly easy (it still really helps to read the instuctions). I used a thermometer to test of the accuracy and it's pretty much bang on. It will hold on to the settings in the event of a power failure, which is something that some other temp controllers don't do.If it stands up to the test of time this is definitely one of the better ones for the price.

Overall this is a well built product and it will work great for its intended purpose. I bought it thinking I could control 2 heating elements for my reptiles but it simply isn't made for that. Quality was still very nice and worked how it was supposed to

I really wanted this unit to work. I liked the lcd display and the programmability, but they just stop working. I returned 5 separate units that malfunctioned and stopped working. Went through a number of them in just a matter of days because the heat would come on and never turn off, or the heat would turn off and never come back on.In another case the buttons stopped working. Totally unreliable.

Well built, quality product, aluminum enclosure with plastic end caps. Comes with 3m double stick tape, and mounting holes. Set points are easy to set once you understand them. The user manual is simplistic, which is great! Simple test are all I've done with it yet, but it works flawlessly! I can see so many applications other than my future home brew. The only thing I could see that could make it better would be a replaceable/removable thermocouple.

Settings are ridiculously impossible to follow.What this thing needs is two settings: (1) Heater activation temperature and (2) cooler activation temperature. Instead we are given a long, cryptic list of codes and numbers that all have to be set in a way that is compatible with the others even though it's unclear what any mean and nearly impossible to get the values to change when pressing the buttons. They need to make a TouTube video or something. It shouldn't take 45 min to figure out how to set up a frigging thermostat switch for crying out loud 😠WTH is any of this nonsense:Outlet 1TS1Heating Temperature SetpointHDHeating Differential ValueTS2Cooling Temperature SetpointCDCooling Differential ValuePTCompressor DelayHrHigh Alarm LimitLrLow Alarm LimitCATemperature CalibrationTS.2TS1 Limit Adjust ReminderTS.1TS2 Limit Adjust Reminder