I have an old refrigerator in my garage that unfortunately is working perfectly
. I would like to use it to age cheese and my husband wants to use it for his beer making so we need to control the temp from 50-55 Deg F. Right now I have it on a simple mechanical timer to shut it off for extended periods which is working ok for now, but I need temperature control so I don't have to keep changing the timer as the weather warms up.
I can buy a controller for $80 that has a sensor you stick in the fridge and plug your refrigerator into and it kicks the power off and on to maintain the temp with some hysteresis so it doesn't cycle too much but I was hoping I could build my own a lot cheaper. I can do simple wiring but not build circuit boards so I need components that I can buy and put together.
I have looked on the net until my head hurts and haven't been able to find all the right pieces. I can't use a regular thermostat because 50-55 is the low end of the range and probably wouldn't work very good.
Any suggestions?
Thanks!
Sarah
I can buy a controller for $80 that has a sensor you stick in the fridge and plug your refrigerator into and it kicks the power off and on to maintain the temp with some hysteresis so it doesn't cycle too much but I was hoping I could build my own a lot cheaper. I can do simple wiring but not build circuit boards so I need components that I can buy and put together.
I have looked on the net until my head hurts and haven't been able to find all the right pieces. I can't use a regular thermostat because 50-55 is the low end of the range and probably wouldn't work very good.
Any suggestions?
Thanks!
Sarah