It depends on the enclosure. A top opening like found on tanks is very inefficient. Enclosures like vision or AP for example are many times more efficient they hold heat for a while. If you add insulation it can change that even more. I have enclosures in a cool room (below 68ºF most of the time) and with insulated enclosures hot side and cool side UTH as well as a interior Fluorescent light and deep blue led lights I hold temps with minimal power usage. Even during a power failure I loose about one degree an hour. Most of the time the my herpstats are showing 0% power and sometimes kick in to 10-20% I cut my power bill down by 60% even adding 4 enclosures it was not even as high as it was with two and lamps. (I now have 11 and still save cash.)
What do you use to insulate your enclosures?
Thanks!
Originally Posted by kitedemon
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