Lamp dimmer controlling Flexwatt...

Just a couple quick questions, which way would i have to push the slider on this lamp dimmer to allow the heat tape to get hotter? Do i slide it UP or DOWN? Would allowing more heat make the little red light get brighter or fade away?

http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?actio...-WH&lpage=none

And also, how long does it take for the Flexwatt to really heat up fully?

going down makes it warmer(lol).id really think of getting a t-stat.i know you have prolly heard that a billion but thought id say it one more time

Allowing more heat/watts would make the light fade.

I think a dimmer would be fine if room temps are stable.

I'm confused how the thermometer reads the cool side if theres nothing on the heat tape cuz the dimmer doesnt come with a probe like a t-stat does...

well if there is no heat tape,the ground temp on the coolside will be at ambiant temps.do your have your actual thermometer on the cool side or in the middle somewhere?

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Originally Posted by Butters420

well if there is no heat tape,the ground temp on the coolside will be at ambiant temps.do you have you actual thermometer on the coolside or in the middle somewhere?

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yeah my acu-rite is on the cool side

the ground temp should be close to wat the indoor temp is reading.im thinking of getting a laser thermometer to check these spots,i know they are kinda expensive but i think its worth it in the long run.

should i have the acu-rite actually touching the ground? its slightly higher than it

lol,im surprised your snakes dont knock them on the ground,mine do!its really up to you though.i have come to find if you leave them down there more vulnerable to pee or poop and that kinda screws them up,especially the humidity.

if you have extra cash just get a probed thermometer and run the cable in there.ive seen these kind of thermometers for under 10 bucks

btw south park starts on october 8th!!!!!!!!

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Originally Posted by frankykeno

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yeah i did miss that wow sorry...that tells me EVERYTHING i need to know...great job wit that thread

I just went through this.

Even on the loweset setting, my Dimmer kept my 4" flexwatt at 100 degrees even!

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Originally Posted by Patrick Long

I just went through this.

Even on the loweset setting, my Dimmer kept my 4" flexwatt at 100 degrees even!

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i have my dimmer on the highest setting and it gets to 82 degrees tops

How come when i have the dimmer ALL the way to the top it only gets to 80 degrees?

top? you want to go down on the slider

you know what i meant lol its confusing...lets put it this way: I have it set so that the dimmer is being used the least it can be and it still only gets to like 80 degrees

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Originally Posted by rmune0750

you know what i meant lol its confusing...lets put it this way: I have it set so that the dimmer is being used the least it can be and it still only gets to like 80 degrees

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Plug a table lamp into the dimmer, then move the slider up and down. When the light is the brightest mark that end high and when the light dims that side is low. Its a lot easier than doing it with the flexwatt.

If the flex surface temp only gets to 80 degrees with that dimmer wide open, you have bad wiring to the flex. I have used those dimmers for years on all sizes of flex.