Need a solution to maintain temperatures

[Crispy757]

If they are the same size and brand of heat mat, you can plug the t-stat into the wall and a power strip into the t-stat then plug the heat mats into the power bar. HOWEVER, they must absolutely be the same brand and size of UTH, or they won't maintain the same temperature.

They are the same set up and same brand heat mat yes. I just had to get two more digital temp gauges with probes to put the probes directly inside the tank over the hot spot to keep an eye on both temps. I ended up getting the zilla thermostat which was 50 bucks

[CptJack]

You don't really have to use extra probes, honestly. If the t-stat is sending current/power to keep one at 90 degrees (or whatever), then the other one is getting the same amount of power and with all the variables being the same (brand, size, set up) temperature is going to be the same.

[Crispy757]

If they are the same size and brand of heat mat, you can plug the t-stat into the wall and a power strip into the t-stat then plug the heat mats into the power bar. HOWEVER, they must absolutely be the same brand and size of UTH, or they won't maintain the same temperature.

I bought a Zilla thermostat today and my temperatures are way better. Although the dial seems to be off on the thermostat. I would turn the dial to between 80 and 90 and temperatures raised to like 96 degrees F (snakes were not in the tank and this time.) I played with the dial after a while to let the temp drop and brought them down to about 80 on both hot ends of the tanks. (its night time)

I'm assuming I just leave it plugged in and just ajust the dial accordingly to day and night temps?

[CptJack]

I guess? I honestly don't know. The only night-time drop my guys get is the ambient temps cooling a few degrees after dark. I don't much around with their hot spots. I figure if they want out of the heat they can move. I don't think I even realized day/night temp differences were something you were supposed to do though, so! Maybe somebody smarter will come along and help us both out.

[Eric Alan]

No reason to change temps between day and night. Just get your warm side dialed it at around 90 and leave it be 24/7. Keep an eye on that Zilla with your thermometers - they have known to be mildly unreliable if you aren't double checking them occasionally.

[Crispy757]

No reason to change temps between day and night. Just get your warm side dialed it at around 90 and leave it be 24/7. Keep an eye on that Zilla with your thermometers - they have known to be mildly unreliable if you aren't double checking them occasionally.

Ok so now that I have this thermostat, it's not maintaining my temperatures well at all. I had my girlfriend turn the dial to about 85 degrees F before she left my house and she told me the temperatures and they were fine. I just walked into my apartment from work and checked the temperatures.....The tank under my A/C vent is reading 95.5 degrees F and the other one is reading 109.6!! I have the probes of the yellow digital thermometers right in the middle of the hot spots inside the tank.

The thermostat I have is the Zilla one, and both of my heat mats are the same brand and size.

this is driving me up the wall, and is very stressful! lol

[Eric Alan]

109.6 is WAY to high and 95.5 is pushing it to the limit! Having no thermostat (unplugging it) is better than those temps.

You have the thermostat probe placed between the heat pad and the glass, right?

Also, there's a reason that this: http://www.spyderrobotics.com/store/...products_id=24 gets used by most breeders. I know it's a bit more money than the Zilla, but it's worth it IMO. Quality thermostat = peace of mind.

[Crispy757]

109.6 is WAY to high and 95.5 is pushing it to the limit! Having no thermostat (unplugging it) is better than those temps.

You have the thermostat probe placed between the heat pad and the glass, right?

Also, there's a reason that this: http://www.spyderrobotics.com/store/...products_id=24 gets used by most breeders. I know it's a bit more money than the Zilla, but it's worth it IMO. Quality thermostat = peace of mind.

I know the temps are way too high haha.

The knob on the dial was only at like 85. And since I'm running two heat pads on the same thermostat, no the probe isnt placed between the heat pad and the glass. I honestly feel like I'm going to have to buy another thermostat...I've spent almost 600 bucks on this stuff and half of it I can't even take back lmao. But what's another 50 bucks right? hahaha

[CptJack]

I know the temps are way too high haha.

The knob on the dial was only at like 85. And since I'm running two heat pads on the same thermostat, no the probe isnt placed between the heat pad and the glass. I honestly feel like I'm going to have to buy another thermostat...I've spent almost 600 bucks on this stuff and half of it I can't even take back lmao. But what's another 50 bucks right? hahaha

Wait. WHERE IS the thermostat probe? It should still be between the headpad and glass of one of the enclosures! If it's jsut in the air, it's reading air temps and sending heat to the pads accordingly. It cuts off and stops sending energy/eat to the pads when it reads the temperature you've set it to. If it's not in a place TO read that temperature (between the pad and the glass) then it's just going to keep dumping energy in. It doesn't matter how many pads you're running on one t-stat. The probe *has* to be sandwiched between one of them and the enclosure bottom.

My cats yanked my thermostat probe out from where it was sandwiched and heat RAPIDLY climbed up to dangerous levels because, like I said, the probe said it was about 80 (room temp in the snake room).

[Eric Alan]

I know the temps are way too high haha.

The knob on the dial was only at like 85. And since I'm running two heat pads on the same thermostat, no the probe isnt placed between the heat pad and the glass. I honestly feel like I'm going to have to buy another thermostat...I've spent almost 600 bucks on this stuff and half of it I can't even take back lmao. But what's another 50 bucks right? hahaha

So where is the probe?