Rack advice needed!

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Originally Posted by Ssssseeing Lavender

I'm in the market for a new rack for my bp's but I need some advice. I got a ballroom rack from boaphile last year but I'm not sure I want to get another one. The tubs are roughly 35"L x 18"W and 5.5"H. It has 2 strips of 4" flexwatt on the hot side of the the rack. I have an unoccupied tub w/ 1 thermostat probe on the hot side and another probe on the cool end. I have a herpstat4 thermostat so it's not a cheap p.o.s. yet sometimes my hotside exceeds the temp I want it at in order to keep the cool side at 80F(my IR thermometer has read 100-102 on occassion). I keep my snake room at 74F, so it's at a moderate temp. I need a rack that will allow me to maintain my temp gradient more efficiently, this is driving me bananas!:banana:

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Try turning off the front flexwatt strip! I have 2 of those racks and my room at 78/79 degrees,and the front of my tubs are room temp. I have no need to use both strips,I use just the rear.

You are trying to control air temps with a tool that does not heat air. Forget the back heat it is not doing what you want it to. Just use the belly heat and if you need different air temps change the room.