Quote Originally Posted by kitedemon View Post
Glo,
I apparently was not clear. I wrote bouncing on a bus during the first leg home, so I hope you all will forgive me. When you posted this a while a ago I thought I'd try it in my test enclosure. In that enclosure in my room temps it failed to work. I think heating is such a complex issue, and has so many debates, is because there are a huge number of variables. Too many often to make any type of blanket statements. If the rhp were perfectly sized and wattage correct it should work but if the same panel were moved to a smaller enclosure it may not work. Every set up is unique in the end and what works for one may not work for others. I guess this is all I was trying to impart it failed to work in my set up.

Alex
As always well written and thought out Alex. I really can only use my example to the point I can explain it which is not too far LOL! Bob is a heating and cooling specialist and I'm just a guy with a BP for my son and a boa for myself.

Bob MUST have certain info in order for the type of setup I'm running to work. I was very skeptical and had a hard time leaving the UTH and believe it of not, the dreaded heat lamp behind.

There is a safe way to run an RHP and get total tank heat, but as you mentioned wattage, tank height, size, color and interior play a role.

I was so concerned about only using 1 heat source I monitored my tank for 3 weeks with 4 different thermometers prior to getting the snake.

I love to offer advice and try to help when I find something that works. It's what people did for me when I 1st started. Actually you and Aaron (Serpent Merchant) pretty much got me up and running through your posts.

I love and hate these forums because tone, and facial expressions are lost in typing, yet this community is about the only place I find other folks that like snakes. My wife does not share the same joy so I get my snake chats here.

This is a good thread!!