not getting hot enought?.............

[Reediculous]

i tried searching, but i didn't see anything..............i just fired up my RBI 32qt, rack system........and it's not getting hot enough inside the tub..........i have the probe taped to the flexwatt, and the helix is cranked all the way up to 110degs..............the acurite, reads only 84 inside on the hot side, and i have had it plugged in to warm up since last night..................

any suggestions


the temp gun also reads about 84, but that's hard to get a good reading of the air

Thanks in advance

Tyree

[Reediculous]

by the way the rack is wired with back heat..............i don't kno if this is why i'm having problems

[JASBALLS]

Re check your connections, And try not to keep he flex up that high!

[Reediculous]

Re check your connections, And try not to keep he flex up that high!

it came pre installed.........what should i look for when i check the connections

[Reediculous]

the flexwatt is tight to the back of the unit...........i can't get to any of the connections.......................i just put my temp gun on the flaxwatt, and since my helix is set at 110.......the flexwatt is at 110........but inside the tub just doesn't get that hot

[lillyorchid]

Have you placed the Helix probe INSIDE of the tub and tapped it down yet? Also place the Acurite probe right near the helix probe and tape that down too. If not do that and set your temp back to 90 and give it about 30-45 minutes and look at the readings.

I can't see having your helix at 110 and your tub is only in the 80's.

Give that a shot and get back to us on here.

We'll get it figured out!

[SatanicIntention]

How warm/cool is the room that the rack is in? If it is cooler than 80 or so, you're not going to have very good luck. Back heat isn't very efficient in cooler rooms.

[Reediculous]

Have you placed the Helix probe INSIDE of the tub and tapped it down yet? Also place the Acurite probe right near the helix probe and tape that down too. If not do that and set your temp back to 90 and give it about 30-45 minutes and look at the readings.

I can't see having your helix at 110 and your tub is only in the 80's.

Give that a shot and get back to us on here.

We'll get it figured out!

you hit it on the head...................i had the probe set on the flexwatt....now it is in the tub, and it is a waitng process-----(when will i learn to read instructions).........i get so excited i just don't think....

thanks for alllll your help...........i'll keep you updated

[Reediculous]

How warm/cool is the room that the rack is in? If it is cooler than 80 or so, you're not going to have very good luck. Back heat isn't very efficient in cooler rooms.

the room is about 80.........i'm thinking of putting it in the bedroom

[lord jackel]

you hit it on the head...................i had the probe set on the flexwatt....now it is in the tub, and it is a waitng process-----(when will i learn to read instructions).........i get so excited i just don't think....

thanks for alllll your help...........i'll keep you updated

In reading through this I would be careful. Just moving the probe off the flex and into the tube will NOT fix the fact that your flex watt is being run at a very high temp (110 is way too high). Yes the Helix is lower but if you use your heat gun on the flex watt my guess is it is still at 110+. you don't want the flex much higher than 95 all time (per the manufacturer). Be careful that you aren't giving yourself a false sense of security that you have fixed the problem.

What is the temp in the room where the rack is at? (as someone else pointed out) back heat is not very effecient so you lose a lot of heat to the air. If the room is too cool