Thermostat.....You really do get what you pay for.

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Originally Posted by Wh00h0069

If you are running two different types of heat tape, or different sizes of the same heat tape, then you will either need two thermostats, or one that has two outputs.

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Yes!

Also, I have had no problem with my HydroFarm t-stats. Should have done your research first, OP.

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The thermostat was for him, and it is doing a crappy job of keeping his ambient temps steady like I wanted.

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I'd use a CHE for the ambient temps if you're that worried about them. A heat pad strapped to the side might not ever give you the numbers you want to see if you keep your snake in a cool room.

I think it would have been fine if mine weren't defective, but since I'm going to return it anyways, I went with a Ranco. I did do my research, it just so happens the $30 dollar thermostat I bought was defective.

And I'm not going to use a CHE, I'm going to use 3" flexwatt wrapped on 3/4 of the sides of his tub near the bottom controlled on a thermostat.

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Originally Posted by AkHerps

I think it would have been fine if mine weren't defective, but since I'm going to return it anyways, I went with a Ranco. I did do my research, it just so happens the $30 dollar thermostat I bought was defective.

And I'm not going to use a CHE, I'm going to use 3" flexwatt wrapped on 3/4 of the sides of his tub near the bottom controlled on a thermostat.

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Maybe I missed something in the thread, but you said you didn't like that it turned on/off when it went out of the temp threshold. You also stated that you wanted to plug multiple UTHs to it. With a little research you would have found out that not all t-stats work the same. That's why some are cheaper while others cost quite a bit. Also, it sounds like you're stating that it works if you use it as it is intended (UTH plugged directly into the unit). Again, if I missed some bit of info that states differently, then sorry.

Depending on your room temp, your solution may not be viable. Having had to raise ambient temps on a large enclosure before, I can tell you that your plan will not work. Maybe it will work in a tub environment, but from the experience I went through last winter, I would just use a CHE. Sorry if you weren't looking for advice.

I'm glad I have a dedicated herp room and don't have to worry about ambient temps anymore.

I am using 2 diff t-stats, 1 per heat tape.

I just installed it, pics up later tonight.

My rooms not that cold, his ambients need to just get raised like 5 degrees.

I didn't like how this one if I set it at 82, would get up to 84 before shutting off, then it would continue to get up to 88, before the temps finally started to drop, then the whole process would repeat.

He is still in a small tub set up for right now so I think it will work. He's still a hatchling.

I don't know what happened but now my thermostat is moving like snail mail, hopefully it'll be here by the end of the week.