Need thermostat

Johnson's Control...the brand name of a t-stat like the Ranco brand model

I knew that!! lol jk jk thanks

how many heating devices can the ranco handle at once?

It's limited by: 1. the total wattage of your heating units attached; 2. how many outlets it has available; and 3. if the heating sources and tanks/tubs are totally identical.

Some of my JCs are singles, and some are attached to a 6-plug power strip. As long as the UTHs and cages are all the same, so they heat exactly the same way for every snake, then I can attach up to six on one t-stat, (as long as the combined wattage value doesn't exceed the JC's wattage limits).

I've got a couple on power strips that are only one or two UTHs, etc. That's b/c the others in the rack are either a different brand UTH, one is a tub and the other is a tank, or one is a 10g tank and the other two are 40g breeder and 20g long sizes....so the heating requirements are all different.....they all need their own t-stat to be the right on/off action for that particular snakey home.

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Originally Posted by KIBPLOVER

you got the 500 w esu.. i got the 1000 watt....

see the other forum i'm on 90% of them have been using the esu for years and there breeders too, and have had no problems with them... like i said anything can break....

http://www.rcreptiles.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=1

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90%? I find that very hard to believe. I did a search on that forum for ESU and the only thread that came up related to ball pythons was a discussion on Ranco thermostats and the user was using an ESU THERMOMETER not thermostat.

Do you have a link to the actual discussion that shows 90% of the users there, including breeders are trusting their collections to the thermostat you're using?

i may have exaggerated on 90% lol,, but here was the link when we were discussing it and we were also in chat at the time too.. and deb is a breeder...

http://www.rcreptiles.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1874

I had one as a temporary when I was waiting for my JC to come in and temps fluctuated 10* so it has been sitting in my closet since.

I use Helix. I prefer proportional as oppose to on /off , but that is just me.

As for the ESU debate I had two of those one hooked up to each overhead light I use to have on my AP cage, I only had 75 watt bulbs in there and even if they stayed on 24/7 the temps would never have gotten dangerous high. ( I did an actual check ) Temps stayed w/i 2-3 degrees of where it was set.
I used them for about 3 yrs w/ no problem. Would I have used or use one on my UTH heating, the answer would be NO. I used Helix. Because they are not as reliable as a good quailty T-stat and if the UTH heating goes wide open you have a big problem ie burned or dead repitile on your hands. Just not worth it.

Those ESU's cost about 30-40 bucks add another 30 bucks and go w/ a Johnson or Ranco and never worry or look back. Peace of mind is a great thing to have. :)

Whats the use of the nightdrop? Does it raise the temp when it gets colder at night?

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Originally Posted by KingPython

Whats the use of the nightdrop? Does it raise the temp when it gets colder at night?

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Night drop is a feature used for breeding. Night and day (warm days and cool nights) is used to stimulate breeding for snakes. If you're not breeding, it is not necessary.

The Night Drop feature simply drops the temps at night (at what ever specific time you set) by how ever many degrees you tell it to drop.