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  • 03-11-2007, 05:42 PM
    Aric
    Re: UTH barely sticks to the bottom of my tub....
    my tubs have a raised edge around the entire tub and thats about the only part that actually touches the flexwatt. It works perfectly fine for me.
  • 03-11-2007, 05:50 PM
    AzureN1ght
    Re: UTH barely sticks to the bottom of my tub....
    I have my flexwatt taped to the tub--and because of how the tub's shaped (raised edges on the bottom), only the edges are really in -direct- contact. There's a slight gap between the Flexwatt and most of the bottom of the tub, but it's working out just fine for me. I'm using aluminum tape to do it--and that hasn't melted--as it's metal :)
  • 03-11-2007, 06:14 PM
    rmune0750
    Re: UTH barely sticks to the bottom of my tub....
    yeah i duct taped it but for some reason i have to have my thermostat set to like 100 or higher just to get the correct temps on the hot side and i only had to set my t-stat to like 88 when i used the glass tank.....:confused:
  • 03-11-2007, 06:34 PM
    Pork Chops N' Corn Bread
    Re: UTH barely sticks to the bottom of my tub....
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by rmune0750
    okay cool cuz i didnt wanna put tape on it and then have it melt....

    If its controlled by a rheostat or thermostat, the only way it COULD melt the tub would be a malfunction on the stat
  • 03-11-2007, 06:40 PM
    tmlowe5704
    Re: UTH barely sticks to the bottom of my tub....
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by rmune0750
    yeah i duct taped it but for some reason i have to have my thermostat set to like 100 or higher just to get the correct temps on the hot side and i only had to set my t-stat to like 88 when i used the glass tank.....:confused:

    How thick of a substrate are you using and what are you using? I can't imagine you have to have to set the t-stat at 100 to get a 90* surface temp with a tub
  • 03-11-2007, 07:13 PM
    AzureN1ght
    Re: UTH barely sticks to the bottom of my tub....
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by tmlowe5704
    How thick of a substrate are you using and what are you using? I can't imagine you have to have to set the t-stat at 100 to get a 90* surface temp with a tub

    Unless your room is SUPER cold...is the room temperature really cold? That could definitely effect how hard your thermostat has to work to get the temps up.
  • 03-11-2007, 07:25 PM
    rmune0750
    Re: UTH barely sticks to the bottom of my tub....
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by AzureN1ght
    Unless your room is SUPER cold...is the room temperature really cold? That could definitely effect how hard your thermostat has to work to get the temps up.

    its an all the way upstairs room, not like a basement, its never really cold.....as for my substrate, I am using newspaper, and not a lot at all :confused:
  • 03-11-2007, 07:38 PM
    tmlowe5704
    Re: UTH barely sticks to the bottom of my tub....
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by AzureN1ght
    Unless your room is SUPER cold...is the room temperature really cold? That could definitely effect how hard your thermostat has to work to get the temps up.

    Before I put my rack to use I had it setup in my garage and I turned the heater off and the temps dropped down to 50* and never once did my thermostat have a problem keeping it at 94*
  • 03-11-2007, 10:48 PM
    rmune0750
    Re: UTH barely sticks to the bottom of my tub....
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by tmlowe5704
    Before I put my rack to use I had it setup in my garage and I turned the heater off and the temps dropped down to 50* and never once did my thermostat have a problem keeping it at 94*

    nevermind, its back to normal...
  • 03-11-2007, 11:02 PM
    Ginevive
    Re: UTH barely sticks to the bottom of my tub....
    Foil tape works great, and is rated for temperatures much hotter than a BP's UTH.. I use it!
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