Saying that heat mats turn on and off when they reach a certain temp would imply that they have a built in thermostat. Certainly normal commercial ones do not. My ZooMed heat mat can get up to 125F when run on full.Originally Posted by joleen
For whomever asked I do run my heat mats without a thermostat I've been doing so for over a year, there is no reason they would over heat since they turn off and back on when they reach a certain temperature. They don't even produce enough heat to be able to be the only heat source I usually have to add another heat source in this case since its freezing cold we are running the heat in the house so they are fine with just the mat.
And I have 12" flexwatt not 11" and its not the zig zag kind, it can be cut as long as its between the clear lines.
And I still don't think running it by itself is a good idea no matter what you put over it like I said I didn't realize it gets that hot and I've read that the amount of heat it produces is certain watts a foot I guess I understood wrong
Anyways the new baby will not be here till Thursday so that gives me enough time to figure out a solution.
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