Running an Oil filled heater

[L.West]

I was considering it because in order to keep the tubs hot side at 86 in drops the cool side down to the room temp of 72-73 and I was told No cooler than 75 was a must. I am keeping Honduran Milk snakes in this rack

[Sarin]

I run two oil filled heaters hooked up to Johnsons thermostats during the winter. One in the garage for the rats and one in the reptile room so it doesn't dip below 75 degrees (without this, the room can get to low 60's). This will only be the second season running them but I feel safe running them and love the peace of mind not worrying about cold temps. I would definitely suggest running a thermostat (on/off type) with the heaters. My electricity bill goes up about $75-$100 a month with these two heaters.

[JodanOrNoDan]

I run an oil filled heater on a Ranco in a room totally on ambient. I have very little change in my electric bill in the winter but then I am in south florida so i don't normally need to push the temps up too much. So far it has been a very reliable system.

To the person talking about home thermostats...

It depends on the position of the thermostat and the quality. I had a very bad situation with my home thermostat and my AC this year. I ended up having to install a much better one and am preparing to put the reptile room on its own ac system before next summer.

[DennisM]

Well, it's April now. How did this turn out?