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OK, so when the thermostat and porcelain light socket are connect, they won't automatically start working? The extension cord, when connected to the thermostat and light and plugged into the wall, will be the power source to them, am I right? Just making sure I understand it.
that is correct. The thermostat setting will determine when the light turns on and off. Most likely when you plug the power cord in, the thermostat will be set high enough to go ahead and turn the light on. To set the temp where you want it to stay, once the temp reaches the proper setting, just turn the thermostat down until the light turns off, you will probably have to play with this setting some. You could start with a lower temperature than desired and gradually turn the thermostat up until it reaches the setting you are looking for.
Also, when you say "one wire from the power cord", what do you mean? Do you snip off the outside plastic layering of the extension cord and there will be two wires in the cord and one will go to the thermostat and one will go to the porcelain lamp socket? sorry I really don't have any experience with wiring and stuff. An extension cord is a single power cord that plugs into an outlet, right?
That is also correct, the power cord will have two wires, one will go to the light socket and the other to the thermostat. You will also have to add a thrid wire that will go from the thermostat to the light socket. You will have one individual wire hooking to each screw on your thermostat and the light socket. If you have more than one wire hooked to any screws, then you will have it hooked up wrong.
One thing I do know is that before I attempt to wire everything together, if I understand it or not, I will show my mom because she's good with wiring. Just to be safe... LOL
Thanks! Oh and the fan does blow quite a lot of air, but the 100q ice chest is pretty big and that way the air spreads the heat throughout the whole incubator. I will see how it works once everything is all set up.
I would definitly make sure someone looks at your setup before you plug it in. Better safe than sorry. If you find the fan speed to be to much for your cooler, purchase a fan control or a adjustable light dimmer switch and hook between the fan and its power cord. This will let you to regulate the fan speed.
OK, so I need one extension cord that will be split into 2 wires. One wire will go to thermostat, the other will go to the light, and it doesn't matter which wire goes to the thermostat or light. So after these 2 wires from the extension cord are connected to the thermostat and light, the thermostat will still have one screw on it without a wire and the light will still have a wire (black or white???) that won't be connected. So when you say add a third wire, does that mean I need another different extension cord that will split into 2 wires like the 1st one and those 2 wires: one will go to the remaining screw on the thermostat and the remaining wire on the light. And then the wire nut goes somewhere...?
Am I right about this? I'm just trying to make sure that I understand it all before I attempt it.
Thanks!