Herpstat trouble shooted. Tested and succeeded. Safe to put back in?

Herpstat is a great product, i have never had issues with mine. If anything is wrong with it i would chalk it up to user error or buying a mistreated used unit. If i were the OP i would keep reading over the user manual and double check every connection and probe. Make sure if you have two different probes that they are hooked into the correct spot on the back of the unit and not switched. Also make sure that your heat tape isnt the issue too, check for all possibilities.

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Alright back to the topic. I woke up this morning to find the hotspot kinda cold. However I believe since I'm using paper towels ( and the heat pad is not taped to the tub) is causing the heat not go into the tub. I'll purchase tape today and see what happens. As for the probe, I don't believe there's an issue. It's sandwiched between the heat pad and the tub.


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Update: Sammy shed in a perfect piece! I'm so happy, especially in times like these. Alright back to the topic. The hot spot was 87 degrees when i set it to 92. I believe this is because the pad isn't actually taped to the tub. I'll purchase tape and properly set it up. I'll update you guys once I do.


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Uhh error. I thought when I first posted it didn't go through. Sorry!

When a probe is placed outside like on the bottom of a tub or cage, it will always be a few degrees off from the inside temp as it needs to heat through the cage flooring. I have flexwatt on all my cages and I have it set to 100F to get a 90F temp on the inside floor of my AP cages. That's normal and not off. The trick is you dial in the Herpstat temp setting with an IR gun on the cage floor inside the cage.

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Update: Sammy shed in a perfect piece! I'm so happy, especially in times like these. Alright back to the topic. The hot spot was 87 degrees when i set it to 92. I believe this is because the pad isn't actually taped to the tub. I'll purchase tape and properly set it up. I'll update you guys once I do.


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My Herpstat is always 5-7 off from my Thermometer. Thats the difference between the tstat probe under the UTH on the outside and the inside of the enclosure above the Glass.

God danm I'm so irritated. There was a small power outage (not even for a minute) and I instantly came up to Sammy's closet. Checked the temp, now it started to go above 100. This was according to my heat gun, the probe says 93. Again I'm so irritated i just want everything to be smooth. I guess I just got unlucky with herpstat. What do I do? Get a new probe?

On the hot spot it's 88-92. The heat pad has uneven temperatures, one side is this the other side is that. But the heat pad itself is 95-100. I have the herpstat set to 93. Shouldn't the probe detect the high temperature since it's on the heat pad? Do I need a new one?

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On the hot spot it's 88-92. The heat pad has uneven temperatures, one side is this the other side is that. But the heat pad itself is 95-100. I have the herpstat set to 93. Shouldn't the probe detect the high temperature since it's on the heat pad? Do I need a new one?

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That sucks. UTHs always have hot and cold spots. Its the nature of the beast. That's why you find a happy median. I'm assuming you are only using about 1/2" deep of substrate. Too deep and it will basically insulate the UTH creating a hotter area until it is uncovered. Try taping the probe to that hottest spot and then seeing how that works. I know my flexwatt runs anywhere from around 86F on the edges up to 92F at the hottest point.

The probe will only detect the point it is touching and the air pocket temp if you put it between the tub and UTH. I mean you could have been unlucky and picked a 'cold spot' on the UTH lol. I mean everything sounds right from the temp being 88-92 with a setting of 92. Where are you getting this 95-100 temp from on the heat pad? I say tape the probe to that spot and see what happens and keep a note where the old spot was and what the temp was there and then check it after you move the probe to the 100 spot.

Alright I'll try that. However the hot spot started to get above 95. After I shut it off. Hopefully everything is all well.


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