Quote Originally Posted by gameonpython View Post
I have a question. So I keep getting told that just because my heat pad is okay now, it will malfunction and get too hot. So if I had a thermostat, what if the thermostat malfunctioned? Then you would have the same problem. So basically you just can't win either way.


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It's kind of like how airbags in a car sometimes fail to deploy. That doesn't mean there aren't a hundred reasons that they're a good idea.

I've had thermostats for years now, and none of them have malfunctioned. They're pretty reliable pieces of equipment, especially compare to heat pads.