Re: zoomed rheostat question
Are you sure you have it turned down and not up? I have one that I'm still using (all the others have been replaced with Helix) and it would be that hot if it was turned all the way up. Turned down, it holds the temp at 90 (this is for my L. macklotti) and would go even lower if I turned it all the way down.
If you do have it turned down, I'd take it back and get another one. It sounds like the one you have is defective. Even though you have a layer of substrate over the bottom of the tank you can't be sure that your snake won't dig to the glass. I always set mine to the highest temp I'd want them to be on, and then let them decide how far down they want to dig in the substrate.
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I used to use one of those and it did get hot. I noticed if I turned it on so it just clicked and kept it at it's very lowest setting it worked. I'd suggest saving up your money and getting something very reliable such as a helix or a herpstat.
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yeah i have it on the lowest setting where it just clicks, and still it never goes down to 90. This is the problem with the other side as well i just click it over and it goes to 110-113
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Is the heat pad adhered to the tank?
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yes its on the underside of the tank
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Are you able to unstick it and just let it sit under the tank?
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i should peel it off and let it sit like on the table under the tank?
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That's what I would try...
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be careful 'unsticking' it though. I tried this with an UTH once and and it quit working. I guess the wiring inside isn't always
the best. just my two cents. :D
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Wait, before you peel it off. Do you have a space between the bottom of the tank where the UTH is, and the table its sitting on?
If not you need at least an 1\8 th of an inch for breathing room. Otherwise the heat can get trapped under the tank, causing overheating and possibly a fire.
If you don't have some space, stick a few blocks of wood under the corners to lift the tank up.
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I have found, through using quite a few of those rheostats, that each one seems to work at a slightly different level. One of mine will keep the temp right around 94, and another will leap to 102...both on the absolute lowest setting.
If money is really tight, as it is for me right now, and you can't afford the $75 for a Ranco or Johnson yet, then I would seriously consider picking up a ReptiTemp 500R for the meantime. They aren't reliable at all as a permanent thermostat, but they work a lot better than those rheostats until you can get the 'real thing'. I just ordered a second reptitemp for the corn snake tanks since the one I had on them is being used for my rescue BP tank.
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I used to have a zoomed rheostat that at its lowest setting would reach 100 degrees. This was very annoying so i bought a thermostat. I would suggest not using a rheostat..they are unpredictable and potentially dangerous as they can get way too hot quickly and burn your snake.
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Originally Posted by
Kristy
Wait, before you peel it off. Do you have a space between the bottom of the tank where the UTH is, and the table its sitting on?
If not you need at least an 1\8 th of an inch for breathing room. Otherwise the heat can get trapped under the tank, causing overheating and possibly a fire.
If you don't have some space, stick a few blocks of wood under the corners to lift the tank up.
yeah i put the spacers on each of the corners that came with the UTH so there is a gap