Quote Originally Posted by SandmansDreams View Post
I have a 100W CHE on the warm side right now.
Should I use a dimmer even though its on the warm side?
So far it does not seem to be emitting as much heat as the day bulb did, but it is also night so I need to keep that in mind (cooler air temp).
I'll be measuring the temps again tomorrow during the day to get a more accurate reading.

Right now, at 10:44pm EST, I'm reading as follows;
HOT ~ 83 degrees
COLD ~ 77 degrees

The timer on the CHE will kick off in about 15 minutes which will cool it a little more than this.
Ok thats fine.. So are you using the CHE & UTH on the warm side? The reason I ask is that the CHE takes a long time to heat the tank up (if you remove the lid it starts all over) but as it gets hotter and hotter if its above a hide then that Hide can turn into a oven.... But you also mentioned a timer? I might of missed that post, whats the timer for? You want the CHE to run 24/7 to hold temps..