Quote Originally Posted by casper View Post
So I will need to purchase a new UTH and purchase a Repti temp 500r?
That is the most ideal situation. You can use your existing UTH, however, if the tstat fails (as any can, regardless of price) in the on position, the backup setting on the UTH could burn the snake since you said it's super hot. But I don't think there would be any functional problems with using your current UTH, just make sure to set the switch on the UTH to a reasonable setting before plugging it into the tstat.