Yep, my house is around 68 during winter. I set my thermostat to several degrees warmer to get the hotspot right inside my tub. Very common. the more material or substrate you heat through, the bigger difference in temperature, or higher your thermostat will likely need to be.

Quote Originally Posted by piedlover79 View Post
Might also help to note that my house is silly cold. Like 57-60 degrees when I'm not home and 65-70 when I am. I live in a three season cabin...it's hard to keep it warm, I spend a good deal on heating for the snakes. I'm thinking when the weather warms up I'll be able to turn the thermostat down again.
In the warmer months, you won't have to change the thermostat, it just won't run as much.