Inkbird Humidity Controller IHC200 Humidistat Mushroom Greenhouse Pre Wired Outlet Dual Stage Humidifier Dehumidifier

Im so glad I bought this. The heating/cooling unit in my older condo doesnt have a built-in humidifier. So in cold/dry Minnesota winters, I need to manually add humidity. I prefer running a simple Vicks brand steam vaporizer. But several times I have accidently left the vaporizer on too long and my windows would fog up and drip condensation. This unit is great for automatically controlling the vaporizers operation. I simply set a desired humidity level and a variance factor. In my case a setting of 40% humidity with a variance of 3%. So when humidity drops below 37%, it turns on the vaporizer and keeps it on until humidity reaches the set goal. Ive had it running for a couple of months now with no problems. This unit has actually two outlets. One for controlling a humidifier and the second for controlling a dehumidifier. So Im actually only using half of its functionality.

Added this for my grow tent, easy to use and really helped control my humidity by automatically toggling my humidifier and dehumidifier. As someone mentioned make sure your units have a toggle switch not push button power or they device will not turn on when power is switched onto it. For the price its hard to beat, it was 3% off from my goove humidity monitor but you can adjust the calibration on the controller so it matches exactly what my other monitor says. Not sure which is correct but 3% isnt a deal breaker, the important this is you can adjust the controller to match any other humidity monitors you might already own.

I like the control setting. But initial setup was a little difficult. Once it was programmed it runs well.

Didnt have instructions. Had to search the deepest corners of the internet to find it. But YouTube saved me. Great product just needs instructions.

Works great for tanks!!!

Is it working? I have no idea. The settings are so unintuitive and the manual online is HORRIBLE. I hope so!

Not the most obvious way to make settings, but once you get it, it makes sense. Works as advertised so far (I have 2 of these on different humidors and both work fine). Readings match separate humidity sensors closely.

For years Ive been disgruntled at purchased de-humidifiers and their lousy humidity control. The sensors in these products are sloppy at best and often fail over time. The key to this controllers effectiveness is the very accurate sensor itself, the rest is just common sense digital control. The available options and settings for controlling the dehumidifier are top shelf! This also works with humidifiers so am looking forward to doing some testing this winter. I FINALLY know exactly what the humidity level is in my basement and rest assured my power consumption to maintain my desired humidity is minimized. (you can even calibrate this controller if you have a known good dry bulb kit or similar) Yes, the set-up is somewhat confusing, but if you have a basic understanding of humidity and hysteresis settings, its a breeze, and easily adjustable at any time you desire. For the price, this is an amazing control, and I would highly recommend it to anyone wanting better humidity control in any environment. Ive had it running for a month now 24/7 with no problems.

I bought this for some plants I am growing in a small greenhouse tent. I need very high humidity 95% or so. I connected this to two humidifiers (targeting different sections of my greenhouse tent). It works awesomely

This is a simple On/Off controller with adjustable hysteresis. Accurate readings and control require a minimum amount of air moving across the sensor. The Relative Humidity will always fluctuate around the set point with this type of controller ( Or any controller). With some tweaking of this controllers settings and the output level of the humidifier. I can get +- %5 RH. Good enough for most mushroom cultivation fruiting tents. It is a good value compared to a $200 PID controller that cannot do much better.