Drinks chiller - digital thermostat?

[nath_]

Hello all,

I have recently acquired a lucozade drinks chiller that someone has already put a hanging bar in (winner winner). Howeverc has anyone ever successfully installed a digital thermostat to one?

If so could you share some insights please as what may be required?

Thanks
Nath

 

[Trickyd66]

I went the non technical route. One of the pictured stats, mounted in a plastic enclosure. 230v plug on flex to feed. 13A extension lead socket on output. Temp probe I just leave hanging and door seal holds it.
Plug chiller into socket and plug into socket.
Set inbuilt thermostat to max (highest number) or if you can work out how, link out.

Takes a bit of working out the settings but seems to do the job.

Note. If the chiller has a fan it will only run during cooling.

 

[jthyttin]

STC-1000 is good choice, it includes adjustable delay so compressor isn't switching on/off constantly. Of course you can configure the lower and upper temperature limit also.

 

[Mike L]

Won’t a mechanical one do?, just hang it on the bar.

 

[nath_]

STC-1000 is good choice, it includes adjustable delay so compressor isn't switching on/off constantly. Of course you can configure the lower and upper temperature limit also.

Thankyou chap, will take a look at that now

 

[nath_]

Won’t a mechanical one do?, just hang it on the bar.

No, ideally I want it to control the fridge temperature (if possible)

 

[Hazlett]

Have you removed the top 'Lucozade' panel? There might be an Elstat EMS25 controller behind there. Or similar.

 

[nath_]

Have you removed the top 'Lucozade' panel? There might be an Elstat EMS25 controller behind there. Or similar.

The space was completely empty bar the connections for the fan. The stat and controller is down the bottom right hand side of the fridge on the inside. Will attach a pic shortly

 

[Xone262]

I had my coke one reset by a local refrigeration engineer to permanent 4 degrees. Works much better as from the shops they are usually set to complex eco modes and may not be cold enough overnight etc. quick call out and easy for them to do. I then put cheap thermostat inside from Amazon so I can double check it’s running and holding temp.

 

[Koenig]

The fridge engineer who did my coke fridge put one in the top r/h corner. I can’t recall what it cost. Not much from memory.

 

[wytonpjs]

Fitted a STC-1000 into my old Pepsi Fridge much to the late Keith aka @sikadog 's disgust (great advocate of mechanical thermostats) but as other have said, it allows you to set compressor delay and to programme sensible upper and lower limits. They are very cheap to buy, reliable, easy to programme and candidly IMHO much more reliable

 

[nath_]

Fitted a STC-1000 into my old Pepsi Fridge much to the late Keith aka @sikadog 's disgust (great advocate of mechanical thermostats) but as other have said, it allows you to set compressor delay and to programme sensible upper and lower limits. They are very cheap to buy, reliable, easy to programme and candidly IMHO much more reliable

This sounds ideal, thank you chap

 

[Gamekeeper82]

An Inkbird would work well for this, and no wiring needed, just plug and play. https://amzn.eu/d/anhyk5m

 

[nath_]

An Inkbird would work well for this, and no wiring needed, just plug and play. https://amzn.eu/d/anhyk5m

That seems a lot easier! Thanks

 

[wytonpjs]

The STC-1000 is an Inkbird