Hello, recently I have had my home work space moved from a nice heated
room into an unfinished basement. The area is nominally 55 degrees F
however an area has been partitioned of so that a cheap plug in
1500/750 watt heater can easily raise it to an excess of 80 degrees F.
So far I have found it difficult to reach an equilibrium between
allowing cold air in and heating the room so I am looking to build a
controller. I have looked at using a normal thermostat to switch
relays, however the one I have access to reacts too slowly to
temperature changes of a small room to be of use. As a result I am
considering build a custom thermostat (likely PIC based) in which I
can tweak the sensitivity to my liking.

I am in the US. I plan on putting the controlling logic in a plastic
wall mountable enclosure and then running wires to energize a free
hanging relay placed inside and wired inline with a normal outlet.
Does anyone know of if there are any restrictions on this sort of
setup safety/electrical code wise? Any tips on doing this
better/safer?

Thanks,
Jason White

*One additional note, yes I would like to roll my own solution.
Although suggestions for better alternatives are welcome.
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