Quote Originally Posted by beavermatic View Post
Thats are great reviews for both products, but you have to compare apples to oranges.

I'm not saying pro heat panels are bad, I've never owned one.

But you have to look at the facts:

Majority here are saying stick with Reptile Basics. Even that link was written by someone who is not part of reptile basics.


The other link gives alot of reason behind the pro heat panels, but is written by someone who works for the company, which is pro products I beleive.

I do know I own a Reptile Basics, and its nothing a snake is going to get hung up on, burned by, etc. It's quality engineered from what i can tell, and it's doing exactly whats promised, doing it so well, i had to drop down the thermostat, lol. It certainly holds its temps extremely well.

Either way, I dont care if Reptile Basics, BA, or Pro Products claims these things will never catch fire or have voltage problems that will cause harm to your herp, you, or whatever, Always use a thermostat.
That quick plug thing is on the Pro Heat panels which pre-date the RBI panels.

As for your claim that the majority here are saying to stick to Reptile Basics - you haven't polled the majority and you didn't list any "facts".

I have both. I decided to take a break from Pro-Products and try the RBI panels. The RBI is a perfectly fine product but I'll stick to the Pro-Products panels for my future needs. I've been buying them for many years and I've never had a failure (I currently have 13 Pro-Heat panels of various sizes).

PP panels do not have a hot spot - I can attest to that. I can't say the same for the competitors.

The fact is that none of us know a "well-engineered panel" from an apple or an orange. There is a difference in how the two panels are engineered and there is a difference in the certifications each brand has. Has anyone determined if the RBI panels is UL or CE certified?

If you'd like to outline the differences in engineering we need to define how each panel works:

(1) Pro-Products - the heating element is incorporated directly into the aluminum face of the panel. The heating element is the surface.

(2) RBI - use a fiberglass element. This radiant panel encloses the heating element inside plastic and fiberglass shells.

Now if someone would like to debate the design merits of the two systems - shoot.