Excitedly sharing my new BP Rack

[Mike41793]

Jinx, it was suggested to me by Rich at RBI to use one of my on/off thermostats as a type of safety. Do you do this? Basically he said to set the VE200 to get the tub temp right and plug it in to the on/off t-stat, setting the on/off t-stat about three degrees higher in case the VE200 fails. Obviously both probes on the heat tape, VE plugged into the on/off and the on/off plugged into the wall.

I have heard of doing this. I have a ve 200 too and dont have it setup to another t-stat as a backup but have been considering it. Never really heard both sides of the debate though...
Jinx, please let us know your opinions once you get both t-stats up and running. Id be eager to know if one has an edge over the other.