Malfunctioning heat pad?

[moespeaking]

Ive notice in the last couple days my heat pad is having trouble staying up to 90 degrees. I have it on a thermostat set to about 92. When I have it on full power it used to get up to 105-110 now only about 90. Has this happened to anyone, or does anyone know what might be going on?

[xdeus]

What kind of heat pad is it? If you think it is starting to malfunction, I'd suggest replacing it ASAP. If there is a weak spot in the material it may get hot enough to melt or start a fire.

[lillyorchid]

Get a new one ASAP!

I had a piece of flexwatt go nuts a few months back that was on a ranco tstat. The tstat was set on 93 and was always 90-92 and well my thermometer was reading way way way to hot. Well up and over 100. Let me tell you I about died! It had melted the duct tape and the plastic on the probe. Also the tub's plastic was very hot and soft. THANK GOD I didn't have a snake in there at that time but had just moved every one in to my rack unit with new flexwatt & a Helix tstat, a day or two before.

It CAN happen. I no longer use that ranco and that piece of flexwatt is LONG gone.

[moespeaking]

Its a zoo med, the real big one.

[moespeaking]

I moved my bed today and moved the thermostat out of its normal place. So im hopping I just disturbed it someway. Im going to run a few tests with and without the t stat, to see wahts really wrong.

[lillyorchid]

Good luck! You may still want to get a "back up" one just in case. Either way I hope you are able to figure out whats going on with it.

[moespeaking]

Took it off the thermostat and so far its up to 93 and rising fast, so I think i messed with the t stat somehow or its malfunctioning. Either way its easier then messing with the actual pad. thanks guys.