Looking for Advice on using an RHP

[ckuhn003]

Different people will have different answers for this. I personally put my probe on the cool side. I've found this creates smaller temperature fluctuations. I have a hole drilled in the back of the enclosure and the probe just dangles in. I have it secured on the outside so it cannot be pulled in our out of the enclosure.

So can you give me an example what temp you have your tStat set to? I've heard of some people setting theirs lower then the temperature they want to achieve on the surface because of the heat absorption that occurs.

It's pretty easy to drill through PVC. Not sure what your mechanical ability is, but the hardest part will be mounting the RHP to the top of the enclosure. If you've got nothing on top, you'll be find to run a bolt through the RHP mounting locations inside of the enclosure and use a washer and nut on the outside to fasten it.

I figured it would be easy to go through the pvc. Just wasn't sure if I needed a special drill bit or sealant once the hole is drilled. And I have nothing on top of the enclosure other then the Herpstat and some temp gauges.

One of the reasons your temperature is so high is because your ambient temperature is so low. Bringing the ambient up will reduce your humidity. The RHP will increase your ambient temperature, depending on the objects in your enclosure.

I follow you on this but my humidity has always been high even when my ambient has been around 80. I've changed out my substrate to newspaper but nothing seems to help other then opening the enclosure door and allowing air to circulate. I would hate to add additional air vents next to the 4 slats which exist on both sides.

Thanks for the responses.