Fire and heatnig safety

[Brianz]

I just went from one snake to three snakes. I am a bit OCD about fire prevention since I had a heat tape failure 12 years ago which, fortunately, never turned into a fire, but scared me nonetheless.

My snake room has a fire extinguisher for "shop/garage" which apparently includes electrical rating. I also had Broadview add a monitored smoke detector to the room. I also use a redundant double Ranco on/off thermostat to protect the animals from failure in the primary thermostat unit.

Am I missing anything? I am wondering if there's anything else you guys do (besides checking temps and equipment daily). Specifically, do you use surge protectors, or just the usual cheapo power strip?

Thanks. Just trying to do everything I can to keep things safe and avoid equipment failure and/or fire.

[iCandiBallPythons]

Looks like youre good to go

[kitedemon]

Are you using GFCI or AFCI outlets? this can protect or help anyway against shorts. Turning a short on and off with a Tstat is only part of the step. The other additional thing I can think of is text or email notification of rapid temp changes. The simplest solution is ecozone T-stats that have this build in you could set it up as a monitoring system.

[Brianz]

Thanks guys. Kitedemon, great suggestions. I'm using a standard outlet so I'll look into AFCI/GFCI options. The networked thermostat (or even just a networked probe) would be a great idea too. I travel a lot on business and my wife doesn't check temps as obsessively as I do... I've already got a nice quality double Ranco so I wish there was some way to get the Ecozone monitoring features without the thermostat control itself.

[S.I.R.]

Sounds like you are set. I also use ADT monitoring for my house and my reptile facility. I have them for fire, smoke, and security. I also use GFCI outlets.