Ummm help? Flexwatt "buzzing"?? new install. . .

actually I had this problem too it wasnt a constant buzz just a 2 second buzz every 3 seconds but I never figured out what was wrong with it so I threw it out.... then I got a heating pad for my beardie and it buzzed too and now my heat pad for the king is buzzing??? too much buzzing! lol

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Originally Posted by RichsBallPythons

Do you have a spare piece a flexwatt you can Freshly solder up and test out on the herpstat.

Same length,size,wattage and if that piece does the same then its time to send ti back for repairs

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Yeah that's a good idea, I'll do that and know for sure, thanks for the quick responses, much appreciated, I won't be able to sleep til I know it's safe. .

another piece, same result. but here's the weird part. when I put it over the foil tape that I had applied to go underneath it there is the buzzing, but if I put the new piece over the plain melamine, no buzzing. . . I had been asking earlier about the foil tape under the flexwatt and it seems that quite a few folks do that. It seems that I could arrest the buzzing if i were to forego the whole foil tape underneath idea. . . must be some inductive interference

Are you taping off the connections and the end of flexwatt with electrical tape. Sounds like its a short.

oh yes. they're all taped, there's no exposed area of AC runners

even if I hold both ends up and only let the middle section go over the foil tape area I can make the buzzing greater or less by pressing it closer or moving it away. . . and of course, if I don't use the t-stat and go direct it's silent

Post some pictures of how its wired and setup. Something dont add up. Though wood isnt a conductor and the foil tape it. Could be the tape is causing your problem. Try using Clear Packing tape.

here's the only shelf I did tonite. [IMG]http://i1204.photobucket.com/albums/...825_214644.jpg[/IMG]
here is after I put the back panel on http://i1204.photobucket.com/albums/...825_220242.jpg and the other end [IMG]http://i1204.photobucket.com/albums/...825_220247.jpg[/IMG]

Pictures is how i have my racks heat laid out, so ill go back to saying its the thermostat.

thanks for all of the input, it helps to get to the bottom of this kind of weird stuff.

i use foil tape with flexwatt and I have herpstats and helix no buzzing here. call spyder robotics, I heard that they have pretty good customer service.