Quote Originally Posted by Starscream View Post
I used my Herpstat for my CHE before winter hit (I had to switch to using both heatpad and CHE bc my tub's a lot longer and my che wasn't really cutting it by itself....), and as long as the ambients are right on the hot side my hotspot was dead on. I tend to like my hot side a bit cooler though, 86-88 degrees with the hotspot varying 88-92.

It depends entirely upon what you put beneath the CHE. Like if your hotspot is a hide, or some slate rocks, then you just make sure the temps are ideal and if not adjust the temps on the thermostat accordingly. Just like the dimmer, only you're not messing with it constantly because the thermostat does it by itself for the most part. You'll just have to adjust the set temp until you reach what you want.

You've already proven that this setup works for you. You'll just have to find that perfect set temperature for the thermostat that mimics you messing with the dimmer constantly.
Fair enough. I have the hot side thermometer probe inside the hot hide, so I know what the temp is where he's actually spending his time. So I can just hang the tstat probe somewhere below the CHE, and keep the tstat at whatever temp that gets me the desired 88-90° in the spot. That sounds good.

How did you actually hang the probe? I don't want to place it on the floor, because of all the same reasons you don't put the probe for a heat mat inside. Do you just hot glue the wire of the probe to the lid of your tub so the probe hangs in the air to get the temp? Could I just secure it between the screen and the che, under the dome but outside of the tub? (Basically on the lid/under the dome?)

I want access to lots of money so I can just have a t8, a rhp and a herostat xD
Income tax time perhaps!

Sent from my SM-G930W8 using Tapatalk