How to Set Up Your Cooler for the
Winter Season
As the warm months fade away and the cold season moves in, a lot of our users wonder
how to manage the cold temperatures in their coolers.
When temperatures outside fall below the freezing point, temperatures inside the
cooler can drop low as well. If freezing temperatures inside the cooler are a concern for
you, there is an economic solution you can implement. The idea is to maintain the
temperatures inside the cooler above freezing but below the set-point of the CoolBot.
We can do this by connecting any small space heater of the CONVECTION type (NOT A
RADIANT ONE) to a thermostat-controlled extension cord.
When choosing a space heater, make sure that the heater either has a ON/OFF knob or,
if it’s digital, that it has an auto- restart feature when power is interrupted.
Recommended Pass-through Thermostats:
•Inkbird ITC-308 Plug and Play Temperature Controller
•Farmtek Durostat Prewired Thermostat CR2045
Examples of Heaters:
•Lasko 754200 Ceramic Heater with Adjustable Thermostat
•Pelonis NT20-12D Ceramic Safety Furnace, 1500-watt, White
The following setup will keep your cooler above the freezing point during the colder
months of the year, working between 32°F/0°C and your set temperature on the
CoolBot. If you want to set up your cooler for different temperatures, please make sure
that there is a difference of at least 4°F in between the set temperature of the
INKBIRD and the set temperature of your CoolBot so they don’t overlap and work
at the same time.
•Leave your A/C and your CoolBot set up as normal and plugged in.
•Plug in your INKBIRD Temperature controller.
•Your INKBIRD will come in Celsius from the factory. Follow the instructions in the
INKBIRD manual to change it to the Fahrenheit scale if needed.
•Place the INKBIRD Temperature Sensor as close as you can to the CoolBot ROOM
sensor. Give them a few minutes to adjust to the temperature.
