Quote Originally Posted by trott View Post
I wouldnt run your heating device through a dimmer(rheo) and a thermostat together. I would run either or. Your T- Stat isnt designed to work properly through a dimmer as power output would fluctuate. T-stat alone would be best. Dimmer would fluctuate with your ambient room temps.
You can run a dimmer between a thermostat to get a different temperature on the second heating device. They just need to be identical. This is helpful for single setups that want two UTHs on different temperatures.