Question About Back Heat

I just picked up a Reptile Basic Iris Sweaterbox Rack-32 Qt w/ Back Heat. This is my first time using back heat and I am having trouble getting the back of the tub up to 90. My thermostat only goes up to 105 and is clicking off before the tub temp reaches 90. I know the thermostat is working correctly because I have a thermometer probe on the flexwat. My room temperature is 81.

Does the flexwat really need to get over 105 to transfer the heat to the back of the tub?

thanks

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Originally Posted by cyclonend

I just picked up a Reptile Basic Iris Sweaterbox Rack-32 Qt w/ Back Heat. This is my first time using back heat and I am having trouble getting the back of the tub up to 90. My thermostat only goes up to 105 and is clicking off before the tub temp reaches 90. I know the thermostat is working correctly because I have a thermometer probe on the flexwat. My room temperature is 81.

Does the flexwat really need to get over 105 to transfer the heat to the back of the tub?

thanks

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put your probe on the tub instead of the flexwatt

Yeah if you can.....set up a dummy tub

Tape the probe on the back of a tub that isn't getting used and set your stat to 90 and your good to go.

Otherwise I'd just say it's going to take a while to get it heated up.

How long have you let it try to "stabilize"?

I moved the prob off of the flewwatt and put it on the floor of the rack about 1/2 inch from the tape. This seems to have done the trick. Thanks for the ideas.