Herpstat Power Output % (have you played with this)

[Reinz]

Just incase anyone is interested. I caught some lip from a couple people about my "Bigger is Better" theory on RHP panels. With that said let me say that if you do not run a Top of the Line Tstat then they are right and I never suggested this idea was for everybody. I Only suggested this was best for me because I control the Power OutPut on my Herpstats if its to much for the enclosure.
After 24 hrs, my 150 Watt, RHP is running 1/2 the time the 88 Watt panel was. This 150 watt panel is the same Temp to the touch, but more BTU's per Sq inch. With all that said it has lowered the Hotspot temp in the enclosure above by not running wide open 24/7 at 100% power to reach the target temp like the 88watt was. It adjusts itself from 65%-90% and then shuts off. It stayed off during the day for up to 8 min (0%) and came back on at about 65% to keep things regulated then shut back down.
At 3am when the house was 62 the HotSide temp stayed perfect and the cool side never went below 78.7. It still [shut] down but not as long as during the day.
If you have a proportional Tstat and a Larger enclosure (bigger than T10's up like T12's T25) then I suggest the larger RHP's. I think it runs less & if you have Stacks it doesnt heat up the other enclosures to much like the smaller RHP's did running Wide open 24/7.
I was able to remove the insulation barrier between the enclosures because the larger RHP isnt running at 180 to get to the target temps and in return heating the crap out of the floors above... Instead the Hot Spot above had measured 90.2-91.5 in the last 24hrs without the 2 pieces if 1/2" insulation board.. Pretty Cool. Im very happy.


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Your bigger theory makes sense to me. Here’s why;
when I was running tanks and heat bulbs for many years, a typical bulb running 24/7 would last one month, maybe three, and if all of the stars and planets were aligned, I’d get six months.

Since I was running 5-6 tanks, I stocked up on bulbs, especially since weather changes would require changing bulbs. I ended up having more bulbs on hand than most pet stores!

Then I discovered the table top dimmer. I found that if used the highest wattage bulbs dimmed down to 30-50% they lasted indefinitely. I never had a burnt out bulb for well over year or year and a half before I switched to PVC enclosures. It would have been interesting to see just how long those bulbs would have lasted.

Now let’s see , what am I going to do with all of these bulbs now?


Old pics before I switched over to PVC