About ranco that can handle 1500 watts oil filled heater...

[MajesticBalls]

guys can you give some advise on this.. i bought one of these and planning to put it on my walk-in incubator, does anyone have experience using this thermostat, couldt it handle my 1500 watts oil filled heater?..a response would be appreciated thanks.. here is the name
Ranco ETC-141000-000 NEMA 4X Prewired Temperature Controller

here is the link
http://www.etcsupply.com/ranco-etc14...ler-p-193.html

[CoolioTiffany]

Depending how many watts the thermostat can control, I'm sure it would be just fine. I would try to find out how many watts it can control first before hooking it up to the heater.

[KLMuller]

The web site reads that it is the same as the etc 111000 but is corrosive resistant the etc 111000 has a max output of 1500 watts so as long as its wired to handle the watts (16 ga) it would be fine

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[2kdime]

Thing to watch out for is the amount of wattage the thing pulls on start-up.

I would either run it on a lower setting being in an incubator anyways, or skip a power strip and plug the heater right into it or wire in an extension cord without the power strip if that makes sense

[RichsBallPythons]

Depending on incubators size, medium setting is about all you should need. I have mine in a room that wont be as insulated as an incubator on Medium. Medium setting is 750 watts so the thermostat will handle it easy.

Have mine set at 78 for a 80 room temp with fan circulating it back down.

[snake lab]

I just did a thread on here last week with the same issue. I was looking for a thermostat to handle more watts for my walk in incubator. I have been using a johnsons thermostat and its been fine but i have made the walk in incubator bigger to handle even more clutches. I talked to rich at reptile basics and the johnsons were the highest rated thermostats on the market i could find. But heres another thing i figured out. You dont need to have the oil heater on the 1500 watt setting. Mine has a 900 and a 1500 setting. It works fine for a 6 ft by 8 foot walk in incubator. Temps stay at 89 and if there is a flucuation its only like 1 to 2 degrees at best which is fine.

[spitzu]

I've had two of them (Rancos) running as backups on oil heaters for a few days now.

[MajesticBalls]

thanks for all the response guys.. now i know... and gonna install it once i recieved it...