Quote Originally Posted by Rhapsody
I just got my thermostat and the directions scare me. It's a Johnson Controls on/off and I can't figure out how to set it...Can someone give me some plain english step by steps?

Here's the link to it: http://www.mgreptiles.com/johnson1.html

I got it with a power strip attatched to it. So far I plugged the heat lamp into it, should I plug in the heating pad too? How do I set the temps? Does the probe go next to the bulb or in the tank or on the heating pad?

*seizure*
Try and call Matt and ask him to talk you through the actual process of programming your t-stat. I thought the directions that came with mine were pretty clear, so I'm not sure how to help you with that part, other than regurging the written directions that you already have.

As for the rest...as has already been said, don't plug the lightbulb into the power strip...just the heating pad. Where to put the probe is something that everyone seems to do differently. Some people tape it directly to the heating pad. Some people put the probe in the tank/tub on top of the substrate. Personally...I've got mine inside the tub, over the top of the flexwatt, but in between the two sheets of newspaper I use for substrate. I try to keep the warm-side hide over the top of it as well, but the snake rearranges her hides too much to keep it that way. It still works fine the way I have mine set up.