Got the Acu-Rite today! Slight prob though...

I got the acu rite to replace the gauge types today (i'm learning thanks to this site) and my warm side was close, around 95 so I got the uth dialed down to 91 there now. But my cool side is only at 75... How can I get that side up without getting the warm side too hot? Or will that be ok? Thanks for any help!

What type of enclosure is it? If it's a glass tank then cover 2/3 to 3/4 of the screen with foil above the warm side. You can go as high as 95 on the UTH if needed, but this should get you there.

It's a tub, probably should have mentioned that ha

Just don't let it go any lower. I'm guessing you have A/C? Since it can't be that cool in Alabama. Raise the A/C temp maybe?

Is this the temp on the UTH itself or the temp on the surface of the tub above the UTH? If it's on the UTH itself you can increase this temp upwards of 100 degrees as long as the surface of the tub above the UTH does not rise above 95.

I've got the probe on the inside of the tub underneath the bedding, the unit is on the cool end sitting on the bedding. And yeah the ac was on a little too low... Turned it up a couple degrees. My sister likes it way too cool in here for my tastes anyway ha

Fill her room with ice. :)

What bedding are you using? I had to switch to paper recently to get proper temps with only flexwatt. The aspen was trapping too much heat. If that's not it then I'm out of suggestions unless your A/C was extremely cold.

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Originally Posted by mrshawt

Fill her room with ice. :)

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LOL me and her haven't been in a good prank war since I was a kid, maybe it's about time :D

Maybe raising the ac will do it, I'm gonna give it a while and check it. Thanks yall!

Oh I'm using sani chip I think it's called? Friend of mine gave me some when I got the bp

I have similar issues. I could never get my cool side temps high enough, so I had to get a heatlamp (suspended it about 8-12" above the tub). This solved the problem until the bulb blew on a weekend when I was away. It was replaced with a UTH and dimmer. The dual UTHs are working great for me.