Anyone have experience with Inkbird itc-306T Thermostat?

I've been looking at thermostats for a while now. where I live, we don't have many Reptile-brand thermostats, the ones we do have, are badly reviewed.

I found this thermostat, it's an on/off and has 2 ports.
https://www.amazon.de/Inkbird-Stecke...rds=thermostat

Has anyone have had experience with this? Is it any good?

will it operate as it is intended? yes. however, you get what you pay for: these types of cheap electronics aren't meant for longevity, and the longer they're used the more likely they are to fail.

i like to consider these cheaper thermostats as "placeholders" until you can save up to afford a more reliable (read: expensive) thermostat, e.g. VE or Herpstat.

i have a Jumpstart thermostat (essentially the same thing as this Inkbird; a cheap thermostat) that's been running with no issues for 3+ years, but i never allowed it the chance to fail on me as i replaced them as soon as i could (i still keep it just in case, but it is not in daily use).

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Originally Posted by tttaylorrr

will it operate as it is intended? yes. however, you get what you pay for: these types of cheap electronics aren't meant for longevity, and the longer they're used the more likely they are to fail.

i like to consider these cheaper thermostats as "placeholders" until you can save up to afford a more reliable (read: expensive) thermostat, e.g. VE or Herpstat.

i have a Jumpstart thermostat (essentially the same thing as this Inkbird; a cheap thermostat) that's been running with no issues for 3+ years, but i never allowed it the chance to fail on me as i replaced them as soon as i could (i still keep it just in case, but it is not in daily use).

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Thanks for the fast answer,
as stated, we sadly dont have many good brands here, i've tried searching for the thermostats that people have suggested like Herpstat etc., and I can't seem to find them anywhere here, not even online.
However we have the Exo Terra Thermostats, the 600w being at around 60€.
Are the Exo Terra therms any good? I havent found many reviews on them yet.

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Originally Posted by Natail

Thanks for the fast answer,
as stated, we sadly dont have many good brands here, i've tried searching for the thermostats that people have suggested like Herpstat etc., and I can't seem to find them anywhere here, not even online.
However we have the Exo Terra Thermostats, the 600w being at around 60€.
Are the Exo Terra therms any good? I havent found many reviews on them yet.

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same story as the Inkbird. have you looked at the Herpstat website to make a purchase there? what country are you in, if you don't mind me asking?

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same story as the Inkbird. have you looked at the Herpstat website to make a purchase there? what country are you in, if you don't mind me asking?

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I live in Germany. I don't really trust buying expensive things from over seas, because of past problems. (my brother once bought a 200$ bag and he had to pay 200$ extra to customs)

But I can look into it.

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I live in Germany. I don't really trust buying expensive things from over seas, because of past problems. (my brother once bought a 200$ bag and he had to pay 200$ extra to customs)

But I can look into it.

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i totally get it. there's quite a few forum members from europe who use Herpstats, so maybe they can help you locate one or something similar (i'm from USA).

Where do you live? I know the UK guys have nice thermostats. Can't vouch for them, but I've seen these two on high end setups:

https://i.imgur.com/fhM0znq.png

https://i.imgur.com/hMJ0A1p.png

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i totally get it. there's quite a few forum members from europe who use Herpstats, so maybe they can help you locate one or something similar (i'm from USA).

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I will look into it, thanks for the help though! I think for the time being I'll use the Inkbird


[QUOTE=Ernie Mccracken;2603902]Where do you live? I know the UK guys have nice thermostats. Can't vouch for them, but I've seen these two on high end setups:

I live in Germany, I think I might've seen the bottom one but I can't remember anymore.

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Habistat is pretty good, I've used those before

The biggest issue with an on-off thermostat, aside from how widely the temperature can vary when it turns on/off, is whether it fails full-on or whether it turns itself off if the thermostat stops working. Some go completely on, others don't. You want one that turns off if it fails so your snake doesn't end up burned.

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The biggest issue with an on-off thermostat, aside from how widely the temperature can vary when it turns on/off, is whether it fails full-on or whether it turns itself off if the thermostat stops working. Some go completely on, others don't. You want one that turns off if it fails so your snake doesn't end up burned.

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the 600w Exo Terra thermostat says it's dimming and pulse proportional, would that be better than the Inkbird, which is on/off

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Originally Posted by Natail

the 600w Exo Terra thermostat says it's dimming and pulse proportional, would that be better than the Inkbird, which is on/off

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yes!

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yes!

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So I should rather go with that one? I can throw on that bit of money.

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Originally Posted by Natail

So I should rather go with that one? I can throw on that bit of money.

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absolutely. that type of control is far superior and will help the thermostat run safer and last longer.

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So I should rather go with that one? I can throw on that bit of money.

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I would get it.

Honestly i would look at what passive safeties the T-stats in your area have. That is most important. Then i look for proportional over an on/off model.

Have you looked in ISTAT? From what i hear they are great from all the Euro guys. I know they have come over to the states now but I'll stick to my Herpstats.

Aight thanks all of you, I'll look into the suggestions but probably gonna go with the 600w Exo Terra therm! I just wanted to get my things straight before I get my first snek.

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Originally Posted by tttaylorrr

absolutely. that type of control is far superior and will help the thermostat run safer and last longer.

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Originally Posted by bcr229

I would get it.

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Originally Posted by Sauzo

Honestly i would look at what passive safeties the T-stats in your area have. That is most important. Then i look for proportional over an on/off model.

Have you looked in ISTAT? From what i hear they are great from all the Euro guys. I know they have come over to the states now but I'll stick to my Herpstats.

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