Hello,
To the best of my knowledge, a dimmer is not the same as a thermostat. I read all over the internet that a good way to control various UTH's is to use a dimmer. I know that a dimmer is cheaper than a thermostat, but please correct me if I'm wrong.
A dimmer will not turn on and off, or even proportionately regulate the amount of electricity based on the current temperature of the UTH. A dimmer will (for arguments sake) reduce the electricity from 100% to 20%. 20% of the electricity running for 24 hours or more will result in the UTH getting up to full temperature, just slower. So, although it does SLOW the time it takes for the UTH to get to max heat, it will not stop it over heating.
Am I wrong to assume that a UTH controlled by a dimmer will still overheat and burn your reptile??
I feel like, if I’m correct, we should STOP telling people to use dimmers.
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