Installing Flexwatt

for the dimmer i would just go to lowes or home depot and wire it per the link. for a ranco or johnson controls you can maybe find a grainger store near you or order it. i have bought from these guys,
http://www.reptilebasics.com/store/home.php?cat=250

if you can i would buy a helix, they are worth the money.


vaughn

I'll be honest, I'm start to lean more towards the dimmer. I Have a digital thermometer, if I fasten the probe to the ground, I'll know exactly what the temp is. I know it'll be harder to get exactly where I want, but hmmmm... Can't beat the price right?

btw, heres a pic of my thermostat

https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...276_936166.jpg

that's a nice stat for your house. honeywell makes good,solid controls. to make that work would take more effort than worth in my book. the dimmer option wil work, but takes way too much adjusting imo. as your house warms/cools so does your reptile heating. if you stay on top of adjusting and monitoring it would be ok. i can't really recommend a dimmer but it can work. from my expierence housing and heating control is not the area i would skimp or try to take a shortcut on. i would rather clean rat poop first! and save on feeders instead.


vaughn

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Originally Posted by Griggs2121

btw, heres a pic of my thermostat

https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...276_936166.jpg

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thats what you run on your flexwatt? how did you wire it up to work?

I think you'd be a lot better off with one of these

http://www.mgreptiles.com/Ranco.html

Ok ill re ask the question differently. how would you wile that up for use. it will not be used for my snakes. rather something different non herp related. I'm well aware of mgreptiles, i have been in contact with matt for this one http://www.mgreptiles.com/johnson1.html

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Originally Posted by Griggs2121

Ok, thanks for the info

do you have a link as to where I could order one?

(one problem after the other)

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The thermostat you have definitely isn't appropriate for this application.

You'll find Ranco, Johnson Controls, and Herpstat at one or more of the following:

http://www.mgreptiles.com

http://www.beanfarm.com

http://www.reptilebasics.com


Matt from MGReptiles has put together a useful feature comparison of the various thermostats currently popular in reptile applications:

http://www.mgreptiles.com/THERMOCOMPARE.html

From a price perspective the Ranco and Johnson Controls units are an excellent option and have proven themselves to be reliable. You probably want to go with a pre-wired unit versus a raw unit.

blah, I thought a regular thermostat would work. Looks like I'll be ordering one.

How about this one? Does this look like a good price?
http://www.reptilebasics.com/store/p...cat=250&page=1

Matt will match any price. make sure you send him the link.