Ranco Thermostats

[Danounet]

i use the ranco for my rack and herpstat for the incubator. My ranco to keep temps in the 89-91 range is set at 92 on the ranco. check temps daily and there always on. will switch to the herpstat on the rack as soon as i get around to ordering another one. I have no problems with the ranco but i like the herpstat a lot better. Plus its always good to have a back up in case anything happens. With 25 snakes id rather be safe then sorry

I have a Ranco for almost a year now and no problems. Works great. Even wired it my self.

It does a great job for the money. But in the RBI rack I switch to, I get different temp readings in different tubs. And even though They are constant, some are 3-4 degrees off each other sometimes. Just annoying for my self really.

Also Im living in a studio now and it makes a ticking noise everytime it turns on and off. It's very loud when the Ranco is brand new. It will take a while for the noise to come down.

I would like to upgrade to a herpstat to give differential t-stats a try, and to have a back up thermostat in case one breaks or anything else like BallsUnlimited said.