Thermostat Suggestions

picking up my rack this weekend . Just wanted to now what thermostat to go with and which ones to stay away from. 8 bin 16 quart

Anything Herpstat.
Herpstats are the best in my opinion. They have safety functions that turn the unit off when it malfunctions instead of leaving it in the 'on' position to make the heating element go to max temp and burn your animal. The higher level Herpstats also have alarms that sound if your temp drops too low or too high.

And because they are a proportional thermostat, they keep the temps steady by regulating power to the heating element. On/Off style thermostats(Hydrofarm or Lower level Vivarium Electronics) turn the heating element on when it's too cool. Once it hits a set temp, it turns off. This causes a temp swing of +/- 3 to 5 degrees.

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Originally Posted by satomi325

Anything Herpstat.
Herpstats are the best in my opinion. They have safety functions that turn the unit off when it malfunctions instead of leaving it in the 'on' position to make the heating element go to max temp and burn your animal. The higher level Herpstats also have alarms that sound if your temp drops too low or too high.

And because they are a proportional thermostat, they keep the temps steady by regulating power to the heating element. On/Off style thermostats(Hydrofarm or Lower level Vivarium Electronics) turn the heating element on when it's too cool. Once it hits a set temp, it turns off. This causes a temp swing of +/- 3 to 5 degrees.

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When you use flex watt on a rack do you have to have a probe from a herpstat on each tub, or just on some part of the strip of heat tape?

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Originally Posted by Tunechi

When you use heat tape on a rack do you have to have a probe from a herpstat on each tub, or just on some part of the strip of heat tape?

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Just on part of the heat tape.

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Originally Posted by Tunechi

When you use flex watt on a rack do you have to have a probe from a herpstat on each tub, or just on some part of the strip of heat tape?

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You have the thermostat probe on the heat tape.

Herpstat Herpstat, Herpstat.


Herpstat.

Herpstat. Nuf' said :p

Couldn't agree more with going with a Herpstat. I have 7 of them and they all work great, other than when a mouse decides to eat the temp probe (outside of the racks). But the thermostat turned the heat off and set the alarm off. The temp probe can also be replaced separately when needed.

I vote herpstat!

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Helix.

how about Vivarium thermostats???

I have heard the vivariums are ok. There are plenty of people here that use them. I don't believe they have all the safety features like the herpstat. Imo, herpstat is #1, vivarium #2, with the hydrofarm at #3 and should only be for temporary as far as I am concerned. I don't have much knowledge on the helix that was mentioned. Except that the only other 2 times I remember hearing it's name here, involved 2 near fires.