The sticky in this section is great for the basics. But as many are aware, heater redundancy and failsafes are critical. The Apex should never be the only thing controlling your heater(s).
If you have two heaters they should be on separate EB8s at least, if not separate circuits. If they have internal thermostats then Apex should be turning them on and off based on the Apex temp probe and the heaters' should be set to a slightly higher temp where they'll turn off if Apex fails somehow.
But if using heaters with a separate controller (Inkbird, Ranco, Finnex, etc.) what's the best approach?
I feel that I would want the controller to manage normal temp ranges and have Apex only react if temp goes too high. Correct?
So something like:
Inkbird_1 (Inkbird set to keep temp at 78)
Fallback ON
If Temp > 81.0 Then OFF
If Temp < 76.0 Then ON
Inkbird_2 (Inkbird set to keep temp at 78)
Fallback ON
If Temp > 81.0 Then OFF
If Temp < 76.0 Then ON
Anything more complicated to it than that?
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