I was warned, but didn't have a whole lot of money to spend one of those nice Helix stats. So I did a little researching and found an RZilla (I'm not sure exactly how they spell it). They said it was a good one for the price blah blah blah....
Anyhow, jpman78 on here, spoke with me about it and even put up a thread about adding a dimmer to the thermostats, even if it's a good one for those just in case moments. He told me when a thermostat breaks it goes wide open, when a dimmer breaks it shuts off. So I heeded his warning and bought a dimmer for $10, set it up so it wouldn't let my flex watt go over 100......
I check on the snakes this morning before class, pull out my pastel and he's pretty cold (I heat the snake room to 70). I think what the heck?! I pull look at my RZilla and it's a bit meltedTHANK GOD for the dimmer!!!!! I'm assuming it got tripped because of the thermostat going hay wire and completely shut off. Right now I'm running with just the dimmer and the temps are stable until I get myself a nice thermostat. (my snake room is in the basement). By the way I only had the RZilla for about 6 months.
PLEASE get a dimmer especially if you're taking the economical route!!!! It's only $10 and it will save you a heck of a lot more money than that!!!
I'll find jpman78's thread later, I have to go to class!!!!
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