RKL heater hook up

[duke62]

so i decided to give the RKL a shot with the heater and need a little help. i set my heater at 81 and i set the RKL at 80 with a hysterisis of 004.0 which i believe means if the temp get above 84 it will shut down and come back on at 76 is this correct.would any of you set it up differently?

 

[tosiek]

Not to burst your bubble, but i had problems with my RK2 and RKE in the past and have heard a good amount of stories with the RKL/RKE. I wouldn't for the life of me trust any lifeline devices to be controlled with the RKE/RKL unless you know for sure your RKL is problem free.

 

[duke62]

had the new probe for 2 weeks now and holding true temp so i decided to hook it up. plus there is a controller on my titanium heater so both will have to fail in order for a disaster

 

[Widdy]

I don't think with that config your heater will go beyond 81*. The heater's thermostat will shut it off even with the RKL telling the outlet to go on.

Why the large window of hysteresis if you don't mind me asking? Usually a hysteresis window of <.5 is normal.

 

[james1990]

had the new probe for 2 weeks now and holding true temp so i decided to hook it up. plus there is a controller on my titanium heater so both will have to fail in order for a disaster

+1 same setup here. If the temp hits 82 the RK turns off the heater. for the 50 bucks the titanium heater with controller is a must.

 

[duke62]

I was just setting it up i wasnt sure what my hysteris should be

 

[duke62]

maybe i will just do a hysteresis of 002.0. i would like a higher hysteresis just in case. i dont want the RKL going on and off and giving wear to the sensors. probably wont but im paranoid lol

 

[Widdy]

It's a matter of preference. If you want temp stability, a small hysteresis window would give you that.

But you have the right idea on the settings...to get the heater on at 76 and off at 80, you will need to program your set point at 78 with a 2.0 hysteresis.

 

[LongIslandAndy]

Hi James, for the outlet you are using do the following

1)Function-Controller
2)Device-Itemp
3)Set Point- In my case I use 78
4)Hysteresis- 000.1
5)On When- I say to go on when BELOW 78

Push the back button and save