back heat?

[willieshotg3]

i am going to make a new rack for lid-less 41 qt tubs and am going to be running 11" flexwatt as back heat. i was just wondering with ambiant room temp of 78 deg what temp is evryone setting there herpastat useing backheat to get a 91 deg hot spot???

[don15681]

can't go by what others are. you need to get a way of measuring your temps and also check each level of your rack. a temp gun is a very important piece of equipment. and ones like the pe-1 sold by pro exotics will do just fine and the price is on the lower end of temp guns. I tested my pe-1 with my high end fluke temp gun and it tested the same. since it's back heat. you don't have a hot spot in which the snake can lay on like belly heat. so I also check with a thermometer and when the snake is laying in the back of the tub. closest to the flexwatt, I will check her body temp with the temp gun. hope this helps you more than me saying what my herpstat for my backheated tubs is set at.

[willieshotg3]

ya i know i will need to check temps...i allready have a temp gun for that...i am just looking for a number to start out at before i start fine tuneing

[Annarose15]

Start at 91. Dial up from there.

[kitedemon]

Remember flexwatt is not intended to be used past 100ºF so that is the stopping point. The exact setting will vary but i would think that back heat should work fine.