Radiant Heat Panel gonna work?

[Roxannenava]

I am using a UTH and a lamp and my temps won't go up to the 90's. my digital probe says 83.5. Is this ok? My probe isn't on the glass anymore cause it was freaking me out saying 110 degrees. So I pulled it up and stuck it in the substrate. Super frustrating. I don't have a thermometer but I plan on getting one now. I don't think it will control the UTH? Like it isn't hot enough to penetrate the cypress. Please help!!

[danojeno]

Rox, the thermometer won't control anything. You need a thermostat or, in a pinch, a dimmer, to control the UTH. That 110 should freak you out if your snake pushes the substrate aside and sits on the glass. Back to topic, I got an e-mail from Ali and my T8, with RHP, should be here this week!

[danojeno]

OK, so I set up my T8 with RHP. Currently undivided, with one of the two RHPs on, temps are perfect in a cool room. I have dual Accurites and have measured temps all over the place (ambient, surface, and under 1.5 inch of reptibark) and I am more than satisfied for right now. The set up is new and I may change my mind, but for now, Im sold. FYI my thermostat probe is halfway up the back of the cage, 17" from the right wall.

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[kitedemon]

Just keep in mind that you cannot measure ambient air temp if the thermometer doing so is in direct line of sight of the panel. If it is you are just measuring the temp of the probe not the air. RHP do not directly heat air they heat things, this holds true for the probe too.

[danojeno]

Just keep in mind that you cannot measure ambient air temp if the thermometer doing so is in direct line of sight of the panel. If it is you are just measuring the temp of the probe not the air. RHP do not directly heat air they heat things, this holds true for the probe too.

I am by no means an expert yet, but thanks to the posts by you and some others, I'm getting there. I'll post a full write up on my set up in a few days, but I believe my RHP is keeping ambient temps at around 80 on the cool side, 2.5 feet away (lateral) from the RHP...a little warmer on the hot side. The top of the bark in the hot side temp guns at 90 and 80 on the cool side. Probes on the floor, under 1.5" of bark show 84 hot and 80 cool. This in a room in the mid 60s. These are just from a few looks at the temps. I really need to monitor things consistently, over weeks, under different conditions, to know what the heck is really going on. Oh, and I have 2 flouresents burning from 6am to 9 pm, which are probably helping. Ill find out how much by monitoring at night I'll also find out how temp swings in the room change things...dont think I'll get an 80 degree cool spot when the room is 82 in the summer. Sorry so long, but it's kind of interesting getting things dialed in. By reading your posts, you must think so too.

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[Gio]

I am by no means an expert yet, but thanks to the posts by you and some others, I'm getting there. I'll post a full write up on my set up in a few days, but I believe my RHP is keeping ambient temps at around 80 on the cool side, 2.5 feet away (lateral) from the RHP...a little warmer on the hot side. The top of the bark in the hot side temp guns at 90 and 80 on the cool side. Probes on the floor, under 1.5" of bark show 84 hot and 80 cool. This in a room in the mid 60s. These are just from a few looks at the temps. I really need to monitor things consistently, over weeks, under different conditions, to know what the heck is really going on. Oh, and I have 2 flouresents burning from 6am to 9 pm, which are probably helping. Ill find out how much by monitoring at night I'll also find out how temp swings in the room change things...dont think I'll get an 80 degree cool spot when the room is 82 in the summer. Sorry so long, but it's kind of interesting getting things dialed in. By reading your posts, you must think so too.

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How is the setup working now? What type of Fluorescent light do you use and where did you buy it? Or was it direct from animal plastics? I have a Proline cage coming and have the RHP from Bob at Pro-products. I was considering using an LED strip for light but my go FLO light just because there is probably a bit more heat generated. Bob was confident the RHP would do the trick and told me to put the thermostat probe on the cool side to see the temp there. I am still debating on which Herpstat I want because if I have issues I'll want the II in case I need to add more heat.