Having Major Problems with my set-up...HELP PLEASE!

I have a similar question,

I'm using flexwatt heat tape and a ZooMed T-stat. I'm achieving pretty good temps with my current setup. The heat tape is under the glass tank and the probe to the T-stat is inside the tank under the hide on the warm side. It is a pretty consistant 90-92 oF
Should I use the heatape inside the tank? Also it was suggested that the t-stat probe be put under the tank next to the heattape but there would be no room.

Cold side of the tank still alittle low, around 75 am i'm using a 100watt heatbulb. i'm going to work on insulating the tank .. =-]

my temps are perfect right now....im so happy :D:):carrot::taz::sunny::salute:

You should never put the heat tape inside the tank.. there's is risk of electric shock.

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Originally Posted by Shelby

You should never put the heat tape inside the tank.. there's is risk of electric shock.

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what heat tape?

i have no heat tape

NEVERMIND, u r talking to rascal :rockon:

This is heat tape, flexwatt is a brand:
http://www.reptilebasics.com/store/p...cat=248&page=1

-sorry for hi-jacking your thread =-P

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Originally Posted by rmune0750

i had the t-stat probe taped onto the outside bottom of the cage and then someone else told me to put it inside....

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My thermostat probe is taped between the UTH and the enclosure on the outside.

Just a thought...for those of you with low cool-side temps. Every year around this time there's been more than a few threads with questions regarding cool-side temps being too low, etc...a lot of people ignore the simple fact that their room temperature over the winter is much lower now and your heating setup has to work much harder in a room that is 68 degrees than in a room that is 75.

Simply raising the temperature of the room will have a huge effect on the ambient temperatures in your cages.

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Originally Posted by rmune0750

WOWWWWWW

im smacking myself right now...i am the dumbest person alive :mad:

i didnt have the button on the Ranco outlet on...it was set to OFF....thats why the UTH was not heating anything.....im so ashamed of myself for all my trouble being from such a stupid thing.....:colbert:

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Ryan,it happens to us all lol.

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Originally Posted by rabernet

My thermostat probe is taped between the UTH and the enclosure on the outside.

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my t-stat probe is taped on the glass of the bottom of the tank under the newspaper substrate

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Originally Posted by Shelby

Well as a side note I'd stick the T-stat probe directly on the UTH and not inside the cage as the risk of it being bumped out of place by the snake and causing an overheating is real.

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In my experience, that causes the temperature to fluctuate when the room temperature fluctuates, defeating its purpose...