Need HELP with temps!!

[MikeG]

from the pics it looks like the sides come short of the top

in the front they are short, sides and back they go all the way up. I just taped all the seams on the tub and the lid, its warming back up right now, ill let you know in a few what happens.

Thanks!

Mike~

[MikeG]

Ok, herpstat is at 104F hot side is at 96.4 cool side 74.8..so im bringing down the hot side...but WTF with my cool side

Its like i just cant trap the warm air anywhere but everything is sealed up. The tub is by the door, but its 71 Right by the door and there arnt any drafts.


sigh..


Mike~

[Kaorte]

Do you already have two peices of flexwatt? It looks like you do in that second picture.

[MikeG]

Do you already have two peices of flexwatt? It looks like you do in that second picture.

yeah, there wired together. 3" 10watt

I should be getting another strip of that tomorrow and im going to put it on the cool side bottom...i doubt that's going to change my ambient temp though


Mike~

[Kaorte]

yeah, there wired together. 3" 10watt

I should be getting another strip of that tomorrow and im going to put it on the cool side bottom...i doubt that's going to change my ambient temp though


Mike~

oh hm, cause I was thinking you could just move one piece over to the cool side.

[MikeG]

oh hm, cause I was thinking you could just move one piece over to the cool side.

yea..but i guess im going to have to do it tom. I just hate that im going to be tinkering with his tub when hes already going to be stressed enough.

I re did the flexwatt again and now its taped on the bottom of the tub with a piece of foil between. herpstat at 102 hotside 95.5 cool side 75.9 so when i turn it down here in a sec that cool side will drop again : (


Thanks,
Mike~

[Kaorte]

yea..but i guess im going to have to do it tom. I just hate that im going to be tinkering with his tub when hes already going to be stressed enough.

I re did the flexwatt again and now its taped on the bottom of the tub with a piece of foil between. herpstat at 102 hotside 95.5 cool side 75.9 so when i turn it down here in a sec that cool side will drop again : (


Thanks,
Mike~

75 isn't that bad for the cool side. What is the ambient right above the hot side?

[MikeG]

Ooooooook, now im getting some where!

Today i bought 2 more tubs, a 40watt heat bulb (the type that does just heat, not light), a lamp for it, and a two probe temp/humidity sensor.
I mounted the lamp above the cool side.
Here is a pic-



I got some galvanized harware cloth...basically its just screening on steroids, it has 1/2 holes in it, and thats what the lamp is sitting on over a hole that i cut out the size of the lamp.

Right now my temps are going crazy but in a good way!! My hot side temp under hide is 94.4 with herpstat at 95, cool side is 80 right now on the far back side on the cool side and 79 inside the hide on the cool side. The temps are slowly rising a bit so i just need to level everything off in the next hour or two. Im also back to using aspen!

IM SO HAPPY/RELIEVED/EXCITED!! My humidity has gone down a lot, but it was around 70 before so i shouldn't have a prob. with that.

WHOOT FOR THINGS FINALLY WORKING FOR ME!!!!!!!



Mike~

[southernboagurl]

Just to let you know, with heat lamps, the humidity is usually lower

[MikeG]

Just to let you know, with heat lamps, the humidity is usually lower

Yea, thats what ive been reading, but seems like an easier fix then what raising the temps were lol.

I think im going to pick up some moss when i go pick up my bp later today in case i have to make a humid hide or put bowls around with the damp moss in them.

Thanks!

Mike~