Quote Originally Posted by Pezz View Post
My one exo-terra uth seems screwed up. I have it on a jumpstart and it's immediately hitting 97 and turning off. The jumpstart functions perfectly well with my emergency dome lamps. Should i buy a new uth or switch over to heat tape?

I have an oak wooden vivarium with an under tank heater cut out and terracotta tile over top the cut out.
is the UTH turning off by itself @97 or is the Jumpstart turning it off? depending on where u have your t-stat set, 97 could be within it's range. as a control, unplug the UTH from the t-stat and plug it directly into the wall. see if it reaches over 97 while unregulated (which it should do easily after a few minutes). if it doesn't get over 97, u can call it a failed UTH. if it does get over 97, it's some other issue.

(also just checking - is your Jumpstart regulating both your UTH and dome lamp? or do they each have their own?)