Space Heater Question

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Originally Posted by bigballs

can i get a yes or a no to my question above??

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yes they can! what wattage you need and how much it will cost to run depends. where you live(climate), how hot you want it, temps in rest of house, how big of room?


vaughn

I have a quick question.
I see a few have oiled filled heaters w/ rancos on them.
Does anyone have them set up and working w/o rancos added and if so how long have you been using them?

I currently have a small mini-tower elec heater but running during the day I don't feel as safe as I would w/ a oiled filled. I was going to buy one and juse wanted to know if I indeed needed to hook a ranco on it?


If so which do you use and how do you set it up?

Thanks

I have an oil-filled heater controlled with a Ranco. Basically, you set your Ranco up just like you would to control flexwatt. Then, on your space heater, you turn the thermostat 1/2-3/4 all the way up. Plug your space heater into the ranco, and set your ranco at the temp you want.

You have to set the space heater's thermostat high enough so it won't cut off before the ranco does. Doing that allows the Ranco to turn it on and off instead.

Hope that helps.

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Originally Posted by jotay

I have a quick question.
I see a few have oiled filled heaters w/ rancos on them.
Does anyone have them set up and working w/o rancos added and if so how long have you been using them?

I currently have a small mini-tower elec heater but running during the day I don't feel as safe as I would w/ a oiled filled. I was going to buy one and juse wanted to know if I indeed needed to hook a ranco on it?


If so which do you use and how do you set it up?

Thanks

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In my rodent room where precise temperatures aren't important, I run an oil filled heater usually on "low" ... and then depending on the temps outside, I adjust it as necessary.

Since oil-filled heaters don't have precise thermostats that actually measure and respond to air temperatures, and since ball pythons need precision when it comes to temps ... using an oil filled heater to regulate your ball pythons ambient temps should be done (in my opinion) with some type of thermostat (ranco, helix, etc).

-adam

Thanks guys for your help!

So if I am understanding what your saying Adam then I could hook my Helix ( my extra one ) up to the oil filled heater as opposed to an off-on like a Ranco?

So where do you guys place the temp probe? One place better than another?

I have the probe against the wall at about waist level. Everyone's room is diffferent so you might have to do some trial and error to get it right.

And I'm sure a helix would control it better than a Ranco, so don't go out and buy a ranco if you have a helix just sitting around ;)

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Originally Posted by jotay

Thanks guys for your help!

So if I am understanding what your saying Adam then I could hook my Helix ( my extra one ) up to the oil filled heater as opposed to an off-on like a Ranco?

So where do you guys place the temp probe? One place better than another?

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The DBS-1000 units are only rated for 500 watts ... for a oil filled heater running at 1500 watts you'll need either a Helix 1500 watt unti or a Ranco/Johnsons which are both rated to run a 1500 watt max unit.

-adam

Thanks Brad !
Guess I have some shopping and set up work to do tomorrow :)

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Originally Posted by Adam_Wysocki

The DBS-1000 units are only rated for 500 watts ... for a oil filled heater running at 1500 watts you'll need either a Helix 1500 watt unti or a Ranco/Johnsons which are both rated to run a 1500 watt max unit.

-adam

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Oh snap...didn't even think about that. Guess that's why Vaughn recommended the Ranco when I was setting that up...I think the Rancos are rated up to 1500 watts.

I only run the space heater on the 600w setting anyway....but that would still be enough to max out a helix.

Oh man thanks Adam!
I knew that in the back of my head and would have figured that one out as I was trying to set up and then been unhappy.

Thanks for pointing that out in advance :)