Just that your heating issue (even if it is not the intended topic of this thread) is far more serious than the humidity issues! You cannot expect people to just gloss over that just because it wasn't the original question. Some stuck shed due to temporary humidity issues can be fixed. A badly injured or possibly dead snake due to using the wrong and unregulated heat sources is less fixable.
I understand that you are on a budget, and that money doesn't come by easy, but when it comes to heating one really shouldn't mess about --- for the sake and safety of your snake!
As has been advised before, please unplug the UTH and use a CHE or similar to heat the tank until you get proper equipment (or get proper equipment right away if in any way possible. That means, a reptile UTH *and* a thermostat). You can use some rabbit fence (I'm not sure what it's called, that wire fence stuff used for rabbit enclosures and the like) and wire to make the bulb kitten proof.
Also, please be aware that temperature gauges, especially the pet store ones, are known to be inaccurate! You can get an IR temperature gun for like 15 bucks which makes it very easy to accurately check the temperature beneath the substrate (which is where you should measure temp). An acurite thermometer with a probe also seems to be a popular choice, which you can get at Wal-Mart for cheap i think (excuse me, I'm european, I'm not 100% sure on that last part)
We're not your enemy and we don't try to publically shame you or anything, this is no witch hunt, we just don't want for your snake to risk getting hurt, thats all! (Google ball python belly burn if you aren't convinced yet...)
Best of luck!
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