Thermostat question

What is the life expectancy of a Helix or Herpstat? is there a general rule to when u should replace them or not?

Thanks,

Lance

I would imagine that most people replace them whenever they start noticing performance degradation/failure. I've been using my Herpstat Pro for one year now, so I'm afraid that I can't give you much of a longevity reort.

Helix and Herpstat are pulse proportional thermostats, meaning they have no mechanical relay (i.e. no parts with friction on them that could wear out) so I can think of no reason to change one out that is performing normally, no matter how old it is.

But then again I am no thermostat expert, so I would recommend contacting one.
You can reach Spyder Robotics (Herpstat) at: sales@spyderrobotics.com
Helix (DBS-100) at: support@helixcontrols.com
And Reptile Basics (Vivarium Thermostat) at sales@reptilebasics.com

http://spyderrobotics.com/index.html
http://www.helixcontrols.com/
http://www.reptilebasics.com/thermostats

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Originally Posted by Agent73

Helix and Herpstat are pulse proportional thermostats, meaning they have no mechanical relay (i.e. no parts with friction on them that could wear out) so I can think of no reason to change one out that is performing normally, no matter how old it is.

But then again I am no thermostat expert, so I would recommend contacting one.
You can reach Spyder Robotics (Herpstat) at: sales@spyderrobotics.com
Helix (DBS-100) at: support@helixcontrols.com
And Reptile Basics (Vivarium Thermostat) at sales@reptilebasics.com

http://spyderrobotics.com/index.html
http://www.helixcontrols.com/
http://www.reptilebasics.com/thermostats

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thats the way I should have gone in the first place but figured I may run across members who experienced problems or what not thank's for the links :)