You are right the factory instructions are terrible. I wanted the heating and cooling but ordered the wrong one. My bad. Thanks for sorting these instructions out
I've got 5 university degrees including a PhD and I couldn't understand those horribly written instructions either. I'm sure they were written by someone who doesn't speak English and just relied on Google translate. Thanks for the video to help clarify things!
Man. I'm watching this video and I understand exactly what buddy is saying, I'm just totally blown away that they think this is in any way understandable from these instructions. I don't have any degrees but Im a natural when it comes to this stuff normally LOL I am so glad I found this video, it's about to start getting real hot here and my green house seriously needs an automatic temperature controller with the exhaust fans 🤣
Hey Steve thank you so much for this very easy and informative video just got mine yesterday and I felt like the instructions were too confusing and I can see I wasn't alone!😂 So you know 2 yes after they haven't fixed this instructions. 🤦🏻😂
Thanks for the vid, super helpful! I guess you could look at it as the first time setting is when the first temp setting kicks in, the second is for the second.
At least your instructions were in English! Thanks for the vid. It really helped. Using it on an incubator so I don’t really need the 2nd timer function but now I understand what the other set points were for. Thanks again.
Thank you for this. I bought this as a budget thermostat for my new snake rack until I can pick up another herpstat. I had it set to 90 and it dropped to 80.3. I watched your video and changed some things so I'm hoping that'll help. I see the temp going back up now slowly but in worried about another drastic swing
@@fishaccordingtostevedotnetat least help me which model 306 or 308 is best suitable for a person living in a hotter region where summers last till November and i want to use it for chicks brooding. Help please
@gandharaorganicfoods either model should work for you but in a hotter climate I would use the 308 as it has the ability to use a heater and a fan or cooler
I just got mine. Using it for a Ball Python. I was hoping you can run one plug on timer then the other but you can’t. Both plugs run at the same time so a day and night light doesn’t work. A day and night temp is good to have. Not sure if it’s better to have multiples of a single plug w day and night timer and a day night bulb...it’s a bit confusing. I got a single for my heat mat which is great for constant temp control. Great video. Watched some other guys and his was horrible...Thanks!!!
Thank you for clarifying this, we bought it for the same purpose: running 2 separate heat devices for same bearded dragon enclosure. Glad to know it won’t work the way we were hoping.
Thanks much clearer now. Instructions way too hard to read. So both sockets switch on at the same time which I thought were seperate re the two lights. Thanks.
Thank you for your help. Just two questions though. 1) You set the timer to 1. What does that entail? what does the timer do? 2. The temperature differentiation... you set it at -1.2F Does that mean that the tank temperature has 1.2F more or less than the inkbird temp?
Question do you set the actual temperature dial to 75 on the physical heater or is the heater set at 80 degrees or do u set the heater on the highest and u just calibrate it threw the inkbird ???
Thank you. Very informative. I had been trying to get help from the manufacturer but they keep giving me the runaround. One question though. What do you have for the continuous heat duration? I was using 10 hours and kept getting alarms. I switched to 1 hour for a while but I was wondering if it should be zero.
OMG the instructions in the box were awful. I could not make heads or tales of it. Thanks for your video you don't know how much you helped me. AND the fact that you repeat it a few times...its almost like you know me lol lol.
Really good instructs, Steve -- thanks. The pamphlet that comes with the unit is certainly lacking in transmitting any sufficient understanding without inducing a brain hemorrhage! Perhaps it's one of the reasons why this unit goes on sale all the time -- crappy instructions, huh. Using my Inkbird controller for a small greenhouse during the winter months. It will be held at one steady 6C temp with a variation of say 1C via an electric oil heater that has its own t-stat (maybe set to mid-level) on the 500 watt setting. But there is also another 1000 watt switch setting that can be used for exceptionally cold days/nights. Or it can combine both switch settings for 1500 watts total for even warmer use. With that in mind, and with this Inkbird unit stating to use with no more than 1200 watt load, what would happen to this controller if I inadvertently left both 500+1000 watt switches on -- would the Inkbird auto-shut down ..or burn up?? In other words, is there some sort of safety override (to prevent fire hazard)? Also, will this controller maintain the settings if there was an extended power outage?
Did you find a real difference between this 306 model and itc-308 model? I belong to a hotter region where summers last till November and I want to use it for chicks brooding. Can you help which model is best suitable
So if you have this set to 80 would you set the built in thermostat in the aquarium heater to like 82 and then let this inkbird turn it off/on or would you set the inkbird to 82 as the failsafe and let the heaters built in thermostat work it?
I just got this thermostat and a dual dome lamp for my leopard geckos. I was hoping since it has two outlets I could set it to switch between the two for a day night cycle but I can't figure this thing out. Anyone know how to do this or if it's even do-able with this thermostat?
Is it possible to run both heaters at the same time? I have two geckos, and I got this heater recently to try out since I needed a thermostat to cool down the heat in the tank. How do I make the setting for both to operate at the same time and off. Sorry, I tried looking for answers and still can’t seem to figure it out! Thank you so much!
Hey man, if I wanted to use this unit to run a fan to lower temperature how would I go about doing that? So far I have only seen these used to control heaters.
The 308 has a cooling function. the second plugin is for a chiller, and I am guessing you could run a fan off of it....I would check with the company itself tho.
@fish according to steve , That’s good to hear as I’ve just ordered one, should be coming tomorrow and now I know how to set it up, it is a little odd the Night ending time is placed before the start time. Thanks mate.
The top temp is what your tank is currently. You can calibrate that to match your other tank thermometer if you like. The bottom temp should be set to what you want your tank at for that time period. Think of the bottom as your goal, and the top as current temp!
Man even explaining this is giving me a mass headache. I don't even know if I want to set this up. All I want for this to do is if my Heater is set at 81 I want the inkbird to shut it off if it goes over. Anything else I dont want to mess with but seems like to many settings
This was more confusing the instructional manual. I just want to set it to go on at a certain temperature and off at certain temperature. This confused me even more.
Thank you for this video. The instructions that come with this unit are terrible like you said. Rain bird has to do a better job explaining how to use their products. Shouldn’t have to RUclips it for such a simple temp controller.
Thanks for the video you did the best you could with such a bad design!, very convoluted for a thermostat?, I have another Japanese one it's so ease to use, I think a Computer designed this one, I never went to school but I'm sure I could design one that people wouldn't want to smash!, I wish I didn't buy it, thought I was getting a simple to use unit it's not. in the setting mode it just go's out of it super quick then you have to re input all the values. This is the problem with slave laborer there is no incentive for anything more than mediocrity. we need to stop buying crap from china. yes this unit can be made to work but it dose not excuse the fact that it is a engineering abomination.... WHY... WHY..WHY........
Thanks for your effort. But frankly, you are just as confusing as the written instructions. Why do you even want to differentiate the temp for day and night? It’s fine if they are the same. Hence why set two temp? Can you just simply show your viewers one temp setting?
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You are right the factory instructions are terrible. I wanted the heating and cooling but ordered the wrong one.
My bad. Thanks for sorting these instructions out
INKBIRD, hire this man.
I've got 5 university degrees including a PhD and I couldn't understand those horribly written instructions either. I'm sure they were written by someone who doesn't speak English and just relied on Google translate. Thanks for the video to help clarify things!
Man. I'm watching this video and I understand exactly what buddy is saying, I'm just totally blown away that they think this is in any way understandable from these instructions. I don't have any degrees but Im a natural when it comes to this stuff normally LOL I am so glad I found this video, it's about to start getting real hot here and my green house seriously needs an automatic temperature controller with the exhaust fans 🤣
Hell yea lost as fuck
Why does my bro need 5 university degrees 😭
Hey Steve thank you so much for this very easy and informative video just got mine yesterday and I felt like the instructions were too confusing and I can see I wasn't alone!😂 So you know 2 yes after they haven't fixed this instructions. 🤦🏻😂
Thanks for the vid, super helpful! I guess you could look at it as the first time setting is when the first temp setting kicks in, the second is for the second.
Perfect explanation! Set it up no problem with your help!
Thank you for taking the time to make this video. It was exactly what I needed to get going!
At least your instructions were in English! Thanks for the vid. It really helped. Using it on an incubator so I don’t really need the 2nd timer function but now I understand what the other set points were for. Thanks again.
Thank you , this was very helpful.
Thank you for this. I bought this as a budget thermostat for my new snake rack until I can pick up another herpstat. I had it set to 90 and it dropped to 80.3. I watched your video and changed some things so I'm hoping that'll help. I see the temp going back up now slowly but in worried about another drastic swing
Thank you sooo much! I was having the hardest time
Thanks. Very helpful. I read the instructions and went directly to RUclips as well.
Thank you for making this video. I was easily able to program mine because of your instructions.
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@@fishaccordingtostevedotnetat least help me which model 306 or 308 is best suitable for a person living in a hotter region where summers last till November and i want to use it for chicks brooding. Help please
@gandharaorganicfoods either model should work for you but in a hotter climate I would use the 308 as it has the ability to use a heater and a fan or cooler
Very clear explanation. Thank
I just got mine. Using it for a Ball Python. I was hoping you can run one plug on timer then the other but you can’t. Both plugs run at the same time so a day and night light doesn’t work. A day and night temp is good to have. Not sure if it’s better to have multiples of a single plug w day and night timer and a day night bulb...it’s a bit confusing. I got a single for my heat mat which is great for constant temp control.
Great video. Watched some other guys and his was horrible...Thanks!!!
Thank you for clarifying this, we bought it for the same purpose: running 2 separate heat devices for same bearded dragon enclosure. Glad to know it won’t work the way we were hoping.
Thanks much clearer now. Instructions way too hard to read. So both sockets switch on at the same time which I thought were seperate re the two lights. Thanks.
Thank you so much for clarifying!!!
took forever to understand....I think I got it set. I keep mine at 79-80 degrees... hope this works
Thanks very much, you made it easy compared to the paperwork which is now binned.
Thank you so much for this. The instructions are very hard to read
Thank you for your help. Just two questions though. 1) You set the timer to 1. What does that entail? what does the timer do? 2. The temperature differentiation... you set it at -1.2F Does that mean that the tank temperature has 1.2F more or less than the inkbird temp?
Question do you set the actual temperature dial to 75 on the physical heater or is the heater set at 80 degrees or do u set the heater on the highest and u just calibrate it threw the inkbird ???
Very well put
Thanks man. This saved me a headache
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Thank you. Very informative. I had been trying to get help from the manufacturer but they keep giving me the runaround.
One question though. What do you have for the continuous heat duration? I was using 10 hours and kept getting alarms. I switched to 1 hour for a while but I was wondering if it should be zero.
Your a life saver bro. Probably woulda killed myself if I didn’t have this video to help me.
OMG the instructions in the box were awful. I could not make heads or tales of it. Thanks for your video you don't know how much you helped me. AND the fact that you repeat it a few times...its almost like you know me lol lol.
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Fantastic, very detailed, unfortunately I have the 306a model 🤦♂️🤦♂️
Really good instructs, Steve -- thanks. The pamphlet that comes with the unit is certainly lacking in transmitting any sufficient understanding without inducing a brain hemorrhage!
Perhaps it's one of the reasons why this unit goes on sale all the time -- crappy instructions, huh.
Using my Inkbird controller for a small greenhouse during the winter months.
It will be held at one steady 6C temp with a variation of say 1C via an electric oil heater that has its own t-stat (maybe set to mid-level) on the 500 watt setting. But there is also another 1000 watt switch setting that can be used for exceptionally cold days/nights. Or it can combine both switch settings for 1500 watts total for even warmer use.
With that in mind, and with this Inkbird unit stating to use with no more than 1200 watt load, what would happen to this controller if I inadvertently left both 500+1000 watt switches on -- would the Inkbird auto-shut down ..or burn up?? In other words, is there some sort of safety override (to prevent fire hazard)?
Also, will this controller maintain the settings if there was an extended power outage?
Did you find a real difference between this 306 model and itc-308 model? I belong to a hotter region where summers last till November and I want to use it for chicks brooding. Can you help which model is best suitable
you have help me out a lot I don't have fish but I have a six-foot long fox snake and you are right the directions are really bad thanks again
Thank you!!
Appreciate the video
Thnx for video, still return it
So if you have this set to 80 would you set the built in thermostat in the aquarium heater to like 82 and then let this inkbird turn it off/on or would you set the inkbird to 82 as the failsafe and let the heaters built in thermostat work it?
I just had my heater cranked and then set the inkbird as described in the video. It turned my heater on and off for me at the desired temp.
I just got this thermostat and a dual dome lamp for my leopard geckos. I was hoping since it has two outlets I could set it to switch between the two for a day night cycle but I can't figure this thing out. Anyone know how to do this or if it's even do-able with this thermostat?
Is it possible to run both heaters at the same time? I have two geckos, and I got this heater recently to try out since I needed a thermostat to cool down the heat in the tank. How do I make the setting for both to operate at the same time and off. Sorry, I tried looking for answers and still can’t seem to figure it out! Thank you so much!
I dont think you can run two heaters at once...there is an INKBIRD that will run a heater and a chiller tho
Is there no alarm on this unit? Doesn’t allow you to set any high and low alarms?
Hey man, if I wanted to use this unit to run a fan to lower temperature how would I go about doing that? So far I have only seen these used to control heaters.
The 308 has a cooling function. the second plugin is for a chiller, and I am guessing you could run a fan off of it....I would check with the company itself tho.
Thanks
Can this be configured to a cooling fan to kick in if it’s too warm?
The 308 has a cooling feature where you can plug a fan in and set it to start at a certain temperature
You did great explaining however, I'm gonna have to watch this over and over why can't they make these easier thank you
If you are having issues working the unit by all means return it!
Hey bro, not getting any work1 or 2 light on the unit when I changed the settings?
Did you end up figuring it out? My lights won't come on either
What do he mean by Calibrating -1 from tank to Inkbird unit?
Means the inkbird is 1 degree off from the actual temp in the tank it just makes it more accurate
Anyone know what to do when it says Err?
If you only want one constant temp can you set just one temp or do you have to set both at the same temp?
I would set both at the same or one like one degree lower
@@fishaccordingtostevedotnet Thank you, loved the video, it really helped. Now if the Inkbird will work :-)
I run two heaters, can you plug both heaters into the supplied outlet? What temp do you set/keep the actual heaters in the tank at?
The second outlet is for a chiller really. I keep my tanks at 80 degrees and 79 overnight.
I’m looking into buying one of these and from my understanding, this model (ITC-306T) has two sockets both for Heating.
@@esoteric2408 I think you are correct. the 308 model has a chiller function.. I love mine so far
@fish according to steve ,
That’s good to hear as I’ve just ordered one, should be coming tomorrow and now I know how to set it up, it is a little odd the Night ending time is placed before the start time.
Thanks mate.
@@esoteric2408 yes very odd. It took me awhile to learn how to set it!
3 years later and still helping people
how did you get them to send you a controller for free?
My top temp reads more than the set temp at the bottom, why is this? My tank thermometer reads the same as the bottom temp and not the top
The top temp is what your tank is currently. You can calibrate that to match your other tank thermometer if you like. The bottom temp should be set to what you want your tank at for that time period. Think of the bottom as your goal, and the top as current temp!
I had my temp set at 77 and this morning my tank was 76. Why would my heater not kick in to keep the temp at 77? Thanks
There is a plus or minus setting meaning if you set your tank at 80 but it goes down to 78 before the heater starts that means yours is set to -2
@@fishaccordingtostevedotnet so should I leave it as is or set it to -1??
@@fishaccordingtostevedotnet it’s says DS 1 degree Fahrenheit
Does that mean if temp drops to 75 my heater will kick in?
@@devildawg4947 there is a varia ce stting. I have mine at zero but if yours is -2 then at 75 it will kick in
Super confusing is an understatement lmao
I can't get mine to change to Fahrenheit it wont stay locked into it.
this is so confusing. they certainly do not make it easy.
got it to stay on fahrenheit-
@@Lnadler10 how
I set mine to F and then held down set for 3 seconds and it stayed on F.
Man even explaining this is giving me a mass headache. I don't even know if I want to set this up. All I want for this to do is if my Heater is set at 81 I want the inkbird to shut it off if it goes over. Anything else I dont want to mess with but seems like to many settings
The Up and Down buttons do not function on mine, recieved just today. Returning.
Dude, thank you !! 😊
Yea those instructions where not meant for the layman
I think my work 2 light is broken, because I've watch the video times to make sure i did it right 😊😅
This was more confusing the instructional manual. I just want to set it to go on at a certain temperature and off at certain temperature. This confused me even more.
Too much to go wrong stc 1000 set in a box 2 socket outlets
Yeah. Great instructions.
So easy to not understand
Thank you for this video. The instructions that come with this unit are terrible like you said. Rain bird has to do a better job explaining how to use their products. Shouldn’t have to RUclips it for such a simple temp controller.
Good luck anyone buys this'
I’m SO confused by these damn settings… they could not have made this more complex even if they’d tried! 😠
Just go over my vid and follow UT with lots if pauses...you will get it
@@fishaccordingtostevedotnet Yes... got it now thanks, as it's inverse to any logic! 😲 .
What ? ? ?
I'm not allowed to say what l think about inkbird.
Thanks for the video you did the best you could with such a bad design!, very convoluted for a thermostat?, I have another Japanese one it's so ease to use, I think a Computer designed this one, I never went to school but I'm sure I could design one that people wouldn't want to smash!, I wish I didn't buy it, thought I was getting a simple to use unit it's not. in the setting mode it just go's out of it super quick then you have to re input all the values. This is the problem with slave laborer there is no incentive for anything more than mediocrity. we need to stop buying crap from china. yes this unit can be made to work but it dose not excuse the fact that it is a engineering abomination.... WHY... WHY..WHY........
I agree. The instructions are HORRIBLE!!!!
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Wrong
Pathetic put mine in the bin do not recommend maybe my one was faulty
Thanks for your effort. But frankly, you are just as confusing as the written instructions. Why do you even want to differentiate the temp for day and night? It’s fine if they are the same. Hence why set two temp? Can you just simply show your viewers one temp setting?