I'm trying to make a chic-chick-bator style incubator, larger than what I have here, with an actual thermostat. I know people have been recommending a specific one from Home Depot) but I found this today, new in the package, at the thrift:
Lower Thermostat
And I can't see why there should be a functional difference except that this one just says 'hot -> very hot' rather than giving numbers, and I can fiddle with that. So I'm hoping this is all right.
I can't tell, from looking at several 'how to's with multiple pictures, *how* the wiring works. The electricity comes to the thermostat from outside, and then goes to the light. That much I understand. That's where I'm stuck. None of the pictures I'm looking at SHOW how the wires are supposed to go, and I'm pretty clueless about electrical things. It's not that I'm afraid to try, but this darn thing has a warning on the instruction sheet that says "Failure to place the thermostat behind the thermostat bracket and against the tank could cause overheating resulting in death, serious bodily injury, or property damage."
Thank you in advance!
Lower Thermostat
And I can't see why there should be a functional difference except that this one just says 'hot -> very hot' rather than giving numbers, and I can fiddle with that. So I'm hoping this is all right.
I can't tell, from looking at several 'how to's with multiple pictures, *how* the wiring works. The electricity comes to the thermostat from outside, and then goes to the light. That much I understand. That's where I'm stuck. None of the pictures I'm looking at SHOW how the wires are supposed to go, and I'm pretty clueless about electrical things. It's not that I'm afraid to try, but this darn thing has a warning on the instruction sheet that says "Failure to place the thermostat behind the thermostat bracket and against the tank could cause overheating resulting in death, serious bodily injury, or property damage."
Thank you in advance!
