C.A.P Air 1 opinions?

[thelaughingman]

I was browsing htg's accessories and I found this climate controller does anyone have experiance with this CC?

 

[growsflowers]

your money is better spent elsewhere...cap is crap. no day/night functionality, no night idle for the fan for humidity, rated for 15 amps...meh

 

[jm420]

Thers always a CAP hater in the crowd.I have the cao co2 4e wich is a few upgrades up Ive had no issues .My humidity exhaust comes on at its set point day or nite and the 15amp thing is crap there not made for running lights .I run 2 inline fans and an ac when needed with no ill effects

 

[junior_grower]

yup run an xgc-1 and have had no issues (well i broke the teeth of the timer my fault though should have unplugged it. They had a new part rushed to me for free.).
And the same as jm, it's 15 amps run all my pumps, fans and dehumidifier with no issues.

 

[motajardinero]

i ran a co2-4 for about 3 years continuously without a failure. that being said, i just bought an autopilot cc and have yet to plug it in and get the room running.

 

[thelaughingman]

I have a 4x4x6 grow room 400w cmh air cooled the temp out side the gr stays at 75f opinions?

 

[FlowerFarmer]

While not ALL controllers from CAP are garbage the analog AIR controllers are nothing to write home about.

They are really just thermostats to kick on and off a cooling device or dehumidifier. They'll do the trick, but don't rely on the temperatures shown on the face plate. They seem inaccurate to me so I'd suggest using a digital thermometer to figure where you want your cut on/off points.



If you want something to kick on a cooling device when needed just grab their TMP-Dne and let a dehumidifier do its thing based on its built in controls.


Just my 2c.

 

[thelaughingman]

well it looks like im on my own...

 

[Hammerhead]

Im not A CAP fan at all. I had one of there temp controllers. dam thing almost caught on fire. Box was melted. I would touch any of there in house made crap. There ballest is a differant story

 

[thelaughingman]

don't rely on the temperatures shown on the face plate. They seem inaccurate to me so I'd suggest using a digital thermometer to figure where you want your cut on/off points.

Just my 2c.

I concur

 

[Floridian]

Must have bought my cap PPM-1 controller five years ago or longer,its supposed to be crap but in my case its good crap

 

[thelaughingman]

Dude this CC works like a champ!

 

[negative37dBA]

Im not A CAP fan at all. I had one of there temp controllers. dam thing almost caught on fire. Box was melted. I would touch any of there in house made crap. There ballest is a differant story

I had the exact same experience. I posted about it awhile back but no comments. Thing was screaching like a mountain lion, heating up and ready to burst into flames.
I was about 4 mins from leaving the house.
I no longer own a CAP temperature controller.

 

[thelaughingman]

That sucks ...so now that I am a little more familiar with the c.a.p. air1 I have realized using only cool air to cool you're environment sill causes excessive dehydration.. so I will invest in a TMP-Dne and AC I think everyone would agree?

 

[jm420]

thats the reason i upgraded ,once you start buying enviomental controllers best to go overkill cuz sooner or later you will want or need the upgrades .a high temp shut off is always nice to have as well

 

[negative37dBA]

That sucks ...so now that I am a little more familiar with the c.a.p. air1 I have realized using only cool air to cool you're environment sill causes excessive dehydration.. so I will invest in a TMP-Dne and AC I think everyone would agree?

NOOOO!!!! Thats the exact one that blew up on me.
You have been warned...TWICE.

 

[thelaughingman]

easy there lol its been packed and ready to be shipped back..