Livestock Fountain Thermostat

[btfarm]

It appears that I have a shot thermostat on one of my cattle waterers. It's a Ritchie #5E
This one is the cheapest I've found. Everyone else is at $100 or more.
Any other ideas? Needs to switch 2 heater loops and a cable unit on the pipe. 120V, 15A total.

 

[3500GMC]

Does the t-stat flow all the currant for the heaters, or is there a relay involved?

 

[btfarm]

All of it goes through the T-stat. I went ahead and ordered the one for $74. I went looking around and anything close to that is over $50 so WTH, why not?

 

[3500GMC]

Looks to be adjustable at the thumbwheel at the end by the wires?

You might check your heaters amp draw before the new stat goes in.

 

[bison]

My waterers T-stats go out every so often,i keep spares on hand.
The Effen things usually give up the ghost on the coldest day of winter so one has to fart around for half a day chopping ice and trying to unthaw the bloody things.