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Re: Limmer Dimmer Rheostat Instructions
Nice! Sticky this!
When I first started out I used cheap rheostats. Better than nothing even if they do take a little tweaking to get close to the temps you want!
Great post Jo!
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Re: Light Dimmer Rheostat Instructions
Thanks Jamie. I figure it's better if they use this than nothing at all controlling their heat source. I had to laugh though. I just this minute noticed I originally called this thread "Limmer Dimmer Rheostat Instructions"
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Re: Light Dimmer Rheostat Instructions
Thanks for the Advice, I need to label mine.
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Re: Light Dimmer Rheostat Instructions
hey guys I currently have a fairly young June 08 female that I bought in August, and I have been using a UTH for some time now without a rheostat or tstat only because I did not know about this option! music to my ears as a broke college student!!!! but anywho... I have a 20L tank setup with 2 layers of paper towel under astro-turf...I have placed my thermometer probe directly above the UTH but inside the glass and hooked up the dimmer.. the thermometer immediately read 120 degrees but the surface of the astro-turf was just warm, maybe between 80-90 degrees.
So here is my question, after that rambling...
what temp should I be trying to maintain with this subtrate? I have it pretty consistent at 115 degrees, too hot? I noticed that if I allow it to drop to around 110 degrees my warm side temp will drop a bit under 90degrees.
Thanks for any help!
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Re: Light Dimmer Rheostat Instructions
So that takes only one plug in. Can I plug in a power strip and have that rheostat control the whole strip for multiple heat tapes?
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Re: Light Dimmer Rheostat Instructions
No power strips are grounded and cannot be plugged into this type of dimmer
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Re: Light Dimmer Rheostat Instructions
You can plug an extension cord into the dimmer, then you'll be able the plug 4 heating units into the extension cord. I believe that will work
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Re: Light Dimmer Rheostat Instructions
Originally Posted by bobbyd6929
hey guys I currently have a fairly young June 08 female that I bought in August, and I have been using a UTH for some time now without a rheostat or tstat only because I did not know about this option! music to my ears as a broke college student!!!! but anywho... I have a 20L tank setup with 2 layers of paper towel under astro-turf...I have placed my thermometer probe directly above the UTH but inside the glass and hooked up the dimmer.. the thermometer immediately read 120 degrees but the surface of the astro-turf was just warm, maybe between 80-90 degrees.
So here is my question, after that rambling...
what temp should I be trying to maintain with this subtrate? I have it pretty consistent at 115 degrees, too hot? I noticed that if I allow it to drop to around 110 degrees my warm side temp will drop a bit under 90degrees.
Thanks for any help!
Do you have a temp gun? Anywho you want your warm side temp around 92-94
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Re: Light Dimmer Rheostat Instructions
Also just a quick note that Levitron also has a light dimmer for around $8.95, it works the same as Lutron.
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