How to setup - Any Control Day Night Dimming Thermostat - Cookies Critters
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- Опубликовано: 11 авг 2020
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We are reptile breeders in Western Sydney and this channel is to educate our customers and followers. The reptiles that we breed are Central Bearded Dragons, Pygmy Bearded dragons, Knob tail geckos, and Northern Velvet Geckos.
In this video we will teach you how to properly setup the Any Control Day/Night dimming thermostat with timer.
In the future our expansion will include Blue tongue skink morphs, carpet pythons and green tree pythons.
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Thank you so much mate , finally someone did the instruction simple and easy to understand. Champion
Selahattin Dagli no worries mate. I’m glad I was able to help. 👍
Yeah thanks mate. Its a disgrace that a 'simple control' needs an explanation video. It's clearly a terrible design as I wouldn't be able to use it without this video.
@@CookiesCritters are they any good? Have never heard of this make
Mate thanks! The instructions weren’t easy to understand at all and your video has made it simple. Muchos gracious! One very happy 7 year old and one very relieved dad 😅
Great video, I'm use to thermostats but this was mind boggling...thank you for a easy step by step
So so sooo helpful! Commenting for the support. This video has helped me so much. Straightforward and clear. !
What an absolutely fantastic instructional video. About to adopt a beardie and ouldn't find a manual for my thermostat, so followed your tutorial instead and it's been a lifesaver. Thank you so much.
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Thankyou for doing this video got the thermostat set up no problems😇
The instructions are so complicated for my dyslexic brain to deal with.
Thankyou
Excellent video, lifesaver!
Thank you so much now I understand all the settings and if I forget ill definitely come back to this video
Happy to help.
Thanks! Very helpful for setting up my heating for my new woma :)
Thanks mate. Happy to help.
This video helped out sooo freakin’ much. Thx mate
No worries mate.
Great video made it a lot easier to understand, managed to set mine after watching this video thanks👍😊
I’m glad we could help. 👍
Thank you 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
This really saved me. Thank you =)
Happy to help. 👍
Thank-you do much I have no patience and needle lost my crap! This video is perfect thankyou so much
Bought a dimming thermostat same as this just different name called Ketotek dimming thermostat set it up did not dimming temperature when it was supposed to, tried everything with it, followed your instructions still did not work temperature kept rising, for first two days worked fine then stopped working, probably fake look alike crap, so sent back to amazon and got the repti zoo pro thermostat with timer, I already had one of the repti zoo on my boas vivarium, very reliable, if you see thermostats that look like this one in your video, if it's not any control steer well clear as I got lumbered with a fake piece of crap that don't work, thanks for the information in your videos, very helpful 😀 👍
Thank you!
Spot on that mate thanks.
No worries. Happy to help.
Thank you so much
Thank you so much! I have a Giganterra one (but it is essentially the same) and your video has been most helpful! (The manual that's packed with it is so confusing, haha!)
Thanks mate. Yeah the manual for this thermostat is rubbish too 😂
this was a lifesaver i bought one for myhedgehog i had such a hard time setting up till i found this
So helpful thanks. Much better than reading the leaflet 😂
Damn this is exactly what I need thank you for doing the review. There's not a lot of dimming thermostats out there right now and buying two of these was much cheaper than buying one of the us brands. I was a little sketched out since it was only offered on eBay but this video helped with that. I really like that they have a light timer! I will not be using uvb but a nano led grow light for the small plants in the enclosures for my springtails and isos. My bioactive enclosures are going to thrive like a mfer with these controllers.
I’m happy to be able to help. Please feel free to ask us anything 👍
Love the video... can u do a update video on your snakes 👌👌
Helped me a bunch, especially with that awful alarm. Why it even starts at the beginning of daytime mode o don't know. Thanks alot mate. Got a new subscriber.
Thanks mate. The reason it alarms is because the temperature change to day mode triggers a low temp alarm. It generally does the same thing at night with the temp set much lower. This time it’s an over temp alarm.
@@CookiesCritters thanks for the video very straight forward, I like the alarm function as my room isnt air conditioned and it would help me be aware of overheating my tank, however I cannot make use of this function unless I want to be woken up by the timer every morning when the day cycle starts and it detects a big temperature difference.
Have you found a way around this? Seems like quite the design flaw to me :/
@@benjaminvos3365 hi mate. Sorry there isn’t a way around it. The alarm will sound in the morning when the day cycle starts and in the evening when the night temp drops. Unfortunately it is a design flaw.
@@CookiesCritters unfortunately :/ I have turned the alarm off for now, thx for the fast reply!
@@benjaminvos3365 no worries mate.
These confused the hell out of me until I discovered that all of those sold to me were wired in reverse polarity. They failed on as a result of this if anything was plugged while running, which included pumps and items with an earth pin. Once they failed, that was it. Repairing them is a simple matter of opening the unit and fixing the obvious polarity problem, active to neutral and neutral to active. The damaged timers will still work but with a short between the timer circuits causing the ramp circuit to be always on if L2 was on. Best to turf it and get another timer, fix the polarity and set up using the instructions above.
Ty lord hahaha was son angry at my any controls 😂
I have the same model. I´m sorry to say that your guide is partly incorrect. L1 and L2 has nothing to do with the plugs.
Here is how it works:
Plug 1 is for HEATING
- Daytime FROM is when Daytime Temperature begins
- Daytime TO is when Nighttime Temperature begins
Plug 2 is for LIGHT
(You can choose up to 2 periods daily where the light should be switched on.)
- L1 FROM and TO is the first period with light on
- L2 FROM and TO is the second period with light on
You can choose to only use one period with light on. In that case set L2 FROM and TO to equal values and L1 FROM and TO to the times when the light should be turned on and off. Works the other way round too, meaning same values for L1 and different values for L2. To have the light never turned on, same values for L1 FROM and TO and same values for L2 FROM and TO, or simply don´t use plug 2 ;-)
Hope this helps.
Thanks mate. That makes more sense. The funny thing is I’ve never had an issue with the light staying on after L1 cycle has finished. I will get started on a new edit of this video. 👍
Forgive my ignorance, but from what I’ve seen of this thermostat it seems to operate as a switching thermostat more than a dimming one.
For example, if I plug my heat lamp into the temperature controlled outlet, it will switch it on and off once the temperature threshold is crossed rather than actually controlling the wattage being supplied to the bulb to maintain a certain heat. Switching an incandescent bulb on and off freaks out our blue tongue as well as reducing the bulb life.
Any information about this appreciated, as the unit features will certainly consolidate the jumble of timers and switching thermostats under our enclosure.
@@byrnemcneill It's definitely dimming. Maybe there is a very old model in same housing that doesn't dim. My manual says: "Digital Dimming Thermostat Day & Night + Timer DTC-120"
If the temperature exceeds the settings, then a dimming thermostat will switch completely off too. That's normal. It's trying to dim that "the goal" gets reached. In some situations this can't be archieved and the temperature gets so high that it can't be compensated with dimming only, so it has to turn off completely. Normally this happens when the thermostat got newly installed or when someone opens the enclosure for a longer period. After closing the enclosure the temperature gets to high by much.
@@byrnemcneill there are definitely dimming and non dimming versions of this thermostat
@@byrnemcneill it’s probably not a dimming bulb your useing and that’s why it just turns off instead of dims
Hi. Thanks for the useful vid. Thinking of buying one... Do the lights on the control panel stay on permanently or switch off when not pressed please? Do it still work after 3 years? Any issues. Thanks.
I have been having some trouble with what dimming thermostats are best and this video help massively however I wondered if they worked with infrared basking bulbs?
Yes they work with all types of heat sources. I’ve found that on some units the timer function can be unreliable, sometimes the uvb or light source doesn’t turn off. Overall for heat sources that don’t emit light they are perfect
great video however i changed the l1 input to 8 instead of seven however it still comes on at eight any advice
Thanks for the video, super. Really helped me setup my temps for my bearded dragon control. I am using the heat controller for my daytime basking light and the day light for my uvb tube. But how do I set my temps so my basking light turns off and stays off at night? At the moment during my night time it holds the lowest temp of 30 and the basking light goes on and off
Setting the socket one hours between 7-7 or what ever your hours are, and dropping the night time temp to about 13-15 degrees will keep the light off. If it doesn’t turn the light off the unit may be faulty.
@@CookiesCritters for some reason the lowest temp I can set on my unit is 30 degrees. Weird, it looks like exactly the same model as yours. I have L1 time set 7 to 19 and night temp start at 19 which I actually don't want on at all but Im a bit stuck if I can't set my night time really low to stop the basking light turning on at night
I figured out how to change the Min Max temperature range. In normal mode, press and hold the up arrow. You can then change the max temp. Similarly, press and hold low to adjust the min temp value.
@@melbournecyclingsegments7510 sometimes the presets straight from the factory are incorrect. Mine have been bulletproof. I’ve had a number of them for the past 3 years and not had an issue.
Hi, I am thinking of buying this thermostat for the halogen lamp (or rather the KETOTEK thermostat which seems to be functionally identical). I just wondering if you can set it to turn off the lights at night rather than having it set to a specific temperature? And if that is not possible, could the thermostat be connected to a smart plug, which switches the thermostat off during the night? Thank you for your help!
I followed steps exactly. Everything setup. But my timer socket doesn't turn the uvb light off? I can't see what I've done wrong. Defiantly in the right plug 🙈
I'm setting this up for an everglades rat snake, I'm struggling with the times & stuff. Set it to what you have for L2 socket but uvb is on & it's 23:13 which is well after when it should be off. Can you help?
Hey Sydney reptiles my bearded dragon. Lighting has changed for some reason I have the same timer thing whatever u call it can u please make a video explaining what the day and night timer for the bearded dragon lighting should go off on
Hello, what is the maximum power in watts per outlet?
Hello, thank you for the video. Do you know how to fix my temperature getting limited? I can’t set it above 33 degrees and the mat has to be a bit warmer than that because it’s outside the terrarium
For mine it's Arrow up 5 s or Arrow down 5 s .
Does this dim light? If so, what type of bulb should be used?
Thanks! This was helpful but does anyone know what could be wrong cause the timer doesn’t turn on or off the light so i have to manually always turn it on/off?
Hiya mate, thanks for the video
Currently having an issue with mine for my beardie, was working perfect until a couple days ago though. For some reason, the bulb icon does not flash, which I believe means the timer is disabled, correct? Just means it won't turn on and off to get the temperature I want (for example I want 39 for the day and 25 at night) but it just stays at 39 degrees constantly and the heat lamp never turns off at night. Any ideas on how to get this working again? Sorry if this is worded wrong, let me know if you need me to explain further.
It sounds like it could be a faulty unit. Double check that that the day timer is set correctly.
Are you using a ceramic heat emitter or a clear basking light?
Also there is no need to provide 25 degrees at night. I only give night heat if the temp drops below 8-10 degrees. They need a cool change to allow their metabolism to slow down.
Amazing job, thank you for nice and clear instruction. Only have one question, if you set L2 for 8am-8pm (for example), after 8pm socket L2 should be off?
Did you work this out please? Having the same issue
@@chrisf14cf yes and no. I've set it up 3 more times, every time that same issue. So decided that's something is wrong with it. Ordered habistat one (same model), and you won't believe, habi won't torn heating off. Luckily I've done testing with my gecko in other place, otherwise I'll cook her... Habi replaced my unit for new one, fully working now. Cheap one got refunded and start working 😂😂😂
Yeah I'm having this problem my uvb light is staying on!
@@chelseaclark8866 read further down, the answer is there. Ignore the L1 L2 thing. Can't remember how I did it.
@@chelseaclark8866 send it under warranty, they replaced mine and it's all fine now :)
Could someone please advise me what I would set as the temperature variation between on and off for an adult bearded dragon? I’m having a nightmare trying to set this up 😩
Best video. For some reason the light using L2 is on outside of when the time frame has been set for it? Any ideas?
Did you work this out? Doing my head in lol
I know this is an older video but mine seems to only go up to 39c. I had my old thermostat set to 40+ for my beardie. Any idea why ?
Great video - thanks!
How do you think these thermostats compare to a continuous temperature gradient thermostat vs. the on off nature of the ‘anycontrol’ brand. There seems to be a huge difference in cost with the continuous temperature gradient thermostats costing three times the price!
In terms of true dimming or pulse proportionate thermostats, I believe that they are far superior for any heat cord/tape/mat application.
On/off thermostats have their suitable application in terms of reptile enclosures utilising daytime basking lights, such as bearded dragons. Using them in these enclosures is a perfect fail safe for the animal to not overheat.
Thermostats such as microclimates and habistat, you are paying for the brand and reliability.
In summary, I use these for most of my larger racks. I haven’t had an issue with using them.
Thank you so much for the reply that is very helpful. I’m keeping an Eastern Blue Tongue Skink in a 250 L glass enclosure with a 100W ceramic heat emitter as the only source of heat and for the basking area. I have only had her for 4 months & so far (New Zealand winter) it has maintained a temperature of 29-31 degrees celsius on the hot side (38-40 degrees at the basking stone) & 24-26 degrees on the cool side - during the day. At night there is a natural drop of about 2 - 3 degrees while running the heated emitter 24 / 7. From the research I’ve done this is ok, but the nightly drop doesn’t seem to be enough and I don’t think it’ll be safe this summer.
I have gone ahead and purchased the anycontrol brand as it seems to fit my needs & is well priced with good functionality.
Thanks again!
I just received my Anycontrol dimming thermostat. What I found quite interesting is that the instructions indicate that the DTC-120 uses PID techniques and reduces amps to control temperature. It then goes on to say that compared to an on off control mode the DCT-120 avoids unstable changes in temperature since it doesn’t switch on & off.
While I hope this is true I’m a little suspect that this unit reduces amps to maintain temperature - since it is so well priced….
@@jevancashmore2790 I have used these in the past for enclosures that used over head heat lights. It would dim the globe to hold the temperature in the desired range. However, I did have 2 units that were faulty and it wouldn’t adhere to the light schedule
What length is the sensor cable?
Is this make any good? Never heard of it.
Thanks for the informative review. I discovered that the temperature alarm also needs to have the maximum and minimum values set. Long press the up button for max temp alarm then set, and down for minimum. Factory is 50° and 0°.
I presume this is what these settings are for, can you confirm?
Adam Wijeyekoon I believe that they are the min and max temperature parameters. The alarm will sound if temp is greater or lower than 10degrees. I will follow up on that though. Cheers.
I actually watched this video before buying one of these on eBay & I've discovered what I already suspected, it isn't a dimming thermostat. It clearly has dimming written on it but it really relies on having a low temperature variant. It will still turn ON & OFF, but not dim in the slightest.
@@Arckivio Thanks for clarifying that for me, I almost bought it for a visible bulb
how would you set this up for a heatbulb? im so confused
I want to buy it, but I wonder whether it will last more than a year.
Can I factory reset this. The temperature setting won’t go below 40 degrees
Hi can you help me I have the digital controller and have been able to set it up thanks to your help. But the uvb light ( L2) is on all the time despite setting it from 8 am to 18 pm The plug is in the correct socket any ideas ?
Hii,
i just bought this product and have the same problem here.
did you already solved this problem?
Hi watched your video a few times,still getting stuck.how doyou set the temps for night and and set the time..
Set up the dimmer but uvb came on at 10.in the night.i set it for 7 in the morn till 7 at night.. what am i doing wrong
Hi got the same unit for a Bird Brooder ! L2 has a led light plugged in it. Which is programmed from 06:00 am to 17:00pm to go off. The light does NOT switch off ? What am I doing wrong ?
Did you work this out? I have the same issue
I've just got one but for some reason it is not letting me set the night timer below 37 C when I try to lower it it goes up to 50 C it uses a ceramic heater 150W and a UV light
so instead of an on/off temperature control, this dims it? That'd be good for a basking spot.
Yes they can be great for a basking spot as it can extend the life of your globe. You just need to make sure that the globe is dimmable.
I need help what to put it one
hey mate just wondering am thinkiing of buyin one of these controllers do you think there worth it
I think they are good value for money. I have encountered a small percentage of unit not working properly Directly from the manufacturer. Otherwise if the unit works they are generally trouble free 👍
Ive got the same thermostat but the problem is i cant set it for morr than 28C. I need 31. Do you know whats the issue? Thank You
Where did you get yours from?
does this turn your bulb off once it hits the temperature or does it dim the light so it stays on constantly on the right temp?
Thats what I need to know too .. thinking of getting one but the description for this thermostat doesnt mention "Dimming".
It'd a dimming thermostat so dims light
Socket 2 light is not automatically on of how is that posible
Does this have a real-time clock? When we had a power cut, once the power came back on the clock lost its time setting and read 00:00. All the other parameters entered stayed the same... strange. Not good as the time parameters are useless without a real-time clock.
Yes it does have a real-time clock. Mine have always kept their memory when unplugged. The unit may have been faulty.
My device won't let me set any higher than 31°c. Is this normal?
I'm trying to set mine up and I'm still confused. A little heat symbol is flashing on and off but then the screen keeps changing to a clock symbol on the right saying 00:14
does this thermostat really "dim" the output and can it be used with ceramic heat bulb without shorten the bulb lifespan?
I’ve used them with clear heat bulbs and it definitely dims the light. I know plenty of people that use them for ceramic globes.
@@CookiesCritters thanks, your video is really helpful
@@pakorn9901 happy to help mate.
Could you possibly help with how to do this for a chameleon, I’m completely lost
This thermostat may not be the most appropriate for a chameleon. You will need something with the hydrostat to measure humidity. “Get your pet right” thermostat/hygrostat has three sockets; 1 for heat, 1 for humidity and one for timer.
My settings: L2 FROM 08:50h TO 22:00h
Light sticked at place II.
Why light is shining after 22:00 ? I dont get it ...
I searched this vid, because I could not understand the understand what's the point for the timer "TO FROM" after you set the current time. The "TO FROM" L1 time is the time interval when the L1 socket is on? Does that mean that if I set L1 time from 07h00 to 20h00, it doesn't make the period between 20h00 and 07h00 night time, but instead, it turns the socket off like the L2 "TO FROM" does?
This stat is great, it controls my DHP to the decimal degree, but I am not yet into the different timers nomenclature, it is a bit messy imo
MrJkfixe the “T1” (To range) is when the socket is powered. In your example, if the T1 is set between 0700 and 2000 it is only powered during that time, the other hours won’t have any power provided and therefore no heat.
If you want the heat to remain on, set the T1 timer for the full 24 hours (0000-2359). The day and night times will change the temperature ranges that you have set for those periods.
@@CookiesCritters that's what I understood while writing the comment, but I did that experiment, now at night, and setup a higher temperature for night time to see the change, and the dhp started heating as supposed to and surprise, the uv lamp that was on L2 came on with me only changing the L1 from the previous schedule to 00h00 to 23h59
MrJkfixe sounds like a faulty thermostat. I only use them now for rack systems, powering heat cord they function well. I’ve used them in the past for gecko display enclosures and 90% of them worked as they should. I think I had one that the daytime display lights wouldn’t turn off.
@@CookiesCritters I just bought one of these stupid things even though I know the dimming part is a con & the problem you had is exactly what I'm experiencing. Timed socket 2 will not turn off, EVER!!! I know some timer circuitry stays on until the next cycle with some normal timers but any info I could find on the net that isn't an ad is about the timer socket being shite.
@@Arckivio this is why I mainly use these for rack systems. I have mates that use them for enclosures and like me, have experienced a small percentage of defective units not turning off.
My UVB light doesn’t turn off when its set from 7 am to 8pm. So I have to keep manually turning it off
Same here. Weird. I followed these instructions exactly…
How reliable are these units?
If your thermostat works straight out of the box they typically last a long time, I’ve had some last 3-5 years. Some units direct from the manufacturer can be faulty.
Is there anyway to stop the beeping?when the temperature goes a point of a degree over or under, I keep being woken up from the beeping and pressing the set button stops it but then it starts again shortly after. Really annoying 😤🤣
Anybody able to help? I've got one of these but can't go above 34c, the manual says it can go up to 50c though? Don't need to go to 50c just need to go a bit over 34c.
Hi mate. If the unit programs up to 34C then starts again, you have a faulty thermostat. What reptile is it for?
@@CookiesCritters Woah thanks for the fast reply, I actually just managed to figure it out by seeing you can actually adjust the high and low limits.
@@wes6671I know this is an old thread but how do you adjust the limits? I’m having the same issue with it not being able to go above 31 degrees and need it to go to 40.
I need help what to put it on for a baby bearded dragon asap
Baby bearded dragons need a basking spot between 42-45C. If your thermostat probe is on the cool side you should set the thermostat at 30C and monitor the hot side with an infrared temperature gun.
Baby dragons also benefit from 14 hour days.
Thanks for this, the instructions were that came with this were terrible.
I'm having a issue with my thermostat. The heat bulb is set to come on 7 am to 8pm.but it's coming on late at night.i set the night temperature to 25.the heat mat comes on at night.
Try to turn off the L2 setting! I was ready to return the thermostat as broken, but then I found really detailed instructions from the seller. Basically the L1 and L2 are two intervals you can set for the socket number two. You might want to turn on a ventilator from 8-11 in the morning (this would be L1), then turn off, and then on again from 16-19 (L2). If you set L1 to 0800-2000 and L2 to 2000-0800, it means the lamp will be turned on the whole 24 hours. If you want to have your lamp turned on only during the day, you have to set L1 to for example 0800-2000 and set L2 to to 1200-1200 (or any other time that is equal, because that turns off the function). It means that your lamp will only be turned on during the day and the heat mat (thats plugged into socket number one) will technically be turned on the whole day, but won't be actually heating anything, assuming your heat lamp gets hot enough to get the enclosure to the set day temperature.
Thanks for your reply I think I understand what your saying. I have a heat bulb in l1 socket and heat mat in l2 socket. I need the heat mat on at night for a gecko and bulb is during the day.the bulb comes on and of during the night time .the heat mat is on during the night.can this thermostat run 2 heating devices .or is it faulty.
@@colinmorrison4659 dont confuse the socket one and two with the L1 and L2 settings. You can only set the timer for the socket two. You can set it in two intervals - L1 and L2. So if you want the heat lamp on only during the day, plug it into the socket two and set the L1 for time when you want to have it turned on (for example from 8 am to 8 pm) and set L2 FROM and TO on the same time (for example 8 am and 8 am), because setting it on the same time turns that function off. You have to turn L2 off, because I assume you want the light to stay on the whole day and not in two intervals.
@Rioshiny you're the man, you're the hero. Go wear cape my friend. Been searching for this solution the whole day🎉🎉
Is there a reset on this unit?
As far as I’m aware there isn’t a reset mode. There definitely isn’t a reset button
Are these thermostats reliable?
I have had many of these over the past 4-5 years. I have only had one come from the supplier not working.
@@CookiesCritters coming not working I can handle as it can easily be replaced . Stopping working after a few months while it’s controlling temps on a viv I can’t handle . Im sure you understand why. Was just making sure before I pulled the trigger. Thanks Sydney Reptiles
@@happybee7725 I’ve been very grateful to have thermostats that haven’t died. Knock on wood it doesn’t happen now. That being said I do have a few spare lying around just in case. 👍
I know this is 3 years old video tutorial but I have a problem with mine.
Probably because it is not a dimming thermostat..
Does the screen ever turn off?
The screen will dim when not being used. When you press a button it will illuminate again.
If the screen goes black and doesn’t return, the unit is faulty
when setting the times for the L1 plug, I have set them from 9am to 10pm however it doesn't turn off, it simply switches to the nighttime temp/ times?
Mine only goes to 24, can someone help please?
My alarm status keeps flashing and don’t know how to fix it, I followed your steps exactly
The alarm is for an under or over temp alert. Is there more than a 5 degree difference between the set temp and actual temperature.
I am really struggling to set my thermostat up, as i am Autistic
I cant do this at all im about to throw mine in the bin it is way to hard to figire out
WRAITH 811 what are you have troubles with?