lets just say I think he was trying really hard to meet his sales quota from Spyder ;)
Oh damn..I must excuse myself from this conversation now. Back to the igloo! On Dasher, on Dancer...err...yeah
06-28-2006, 07:03 PM
denowt
Re: Rack Heating
What I have noticed in my rack is a on/off works fine with belly heat, but can lead to some temperature swing when using back heat. A proportional does hold a nice steady temperature either way though.
06-28-2006, 07:26 PM
greenmonkey51
Re: Rack Heating
Im gonna get a Herpstat 1 for the rack and use one of my rancos for the space heater.
06-28-2006, 08:04 PM
bigballs
Re: Rack Heating
sorry to interrupt this thread but i was wondering if anybody has any experience with running flexwatt down the back of the rack instead of under every tub. how would it affect the temps and which would you guys recommend?
06-28-2006, 08:15 PM
Wild Bill
Re: Rack Heating
Quote:
Originally Posted by bigballs
sorry to interrupt this thread but i was wondering if anybody has any experience with running flexwatt down the back of the rack instead of under every tub. how would it affect the temps and which would you guys recommend?
I had a rack that had the heat run down the back and it wasn't as efficient at providing heat to the tubs. It would probably work ok for a small (6 qt or 12 qt) tub than it would for larger tubs.
06-28-2006, 08:19 PM
jglass38
Re: Rack Heating
Quote:
Originally Posted by Wild Bill
I had a rack that had the heat run down the back and it wasn't as efficient at providing heat to the tubs. It would probably work ok for a small (6 qt or 12 qt) tub than it would for larger tubs.
Exactly! Back heat works for small hatchling tubs. For anything bigger youll want belly heat.
06-29-2006, 12:30 AM
bigballs
Re: Rack Heating
cool.
thanks, ill keep that in mind.:colbert2:
06-29-2006, 09:57 AM
elevatethis
Re: Rack Heating
Quote:
Originally Posted by Wild Bill
I had a rack that had the heat run down the back and it wasn't as efficient at providing heat to the tubs. It would probably work ok for a small (6 qt or 12 qt) tub than it would for larger tubs.
I've got a rack with 15 qt tubs that uses back heat (flexwatt). Not too much of a temperature gradient, but keeps the babies at a nice stable temp (i keep mine at 86-88) wherever they choose to be in the tub.
