Racks are easier to control and maintain in warmer rooms (cool being below 68ºF) they become difficult to control ambient air temps below this. I would recommend a failsafe T-stat on all racks (questionable if using the HS1 or better with a relay and over and under temp protection) it will protect against a sudden drop in temp and shut off power rather than try to maintain heat. Sudden drops happen when the probe is pulled loose somehow, this can happen sliding tubs over probes.Originally Posted by sugamama15
say you have a rack with like 6 shelves like can you control each thing of flexwatt with 1 thermostat or do you need 1 for each shelf?
No one t-stat usually can be used to control all of the shelves.
and with the racks do you just put the flexwatt down and then put the plastic tubs right on top of it?
Yes straight on top the tub has a small gap so the flexwatt can vent.
and are the thermostats from http://www.reptilebasics.com good or are there better ones or decent ones for cheaper?
The herpstat series of tstats have the most amount of safety features and all are fully proprtional. They have units that are priced below the proprtional VE and above the most amount of safety is found on the HS1 but all have moes safety features than the VE. The ecozone/herpkeeper although more costly have the best alarm systems so IMO herpstats ecozone and herpkeeper VE or helix last.
and how do the wire and clip sets for flexwatt work?
Solder it if you have the ability.
any extra info yall think i should know would be greatI'm trying to learn and understand this stuff lol.
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