Hi Mike,
I managed to get a thermometer on ebay that shows humidity and in and out temps all the time as well as a clock for about £12 shipped.
Thermomstat wise we don't have the same choice they do in America for the most part.
Though today I did find out it is possible to get the johnson controls a-419 but it costs £78 - which is more expensive than we can get proportional thermostats (normally £55 - £69). Though ebay has them even cheaper.
Brands to check out online would be habistat, microclimate ( seem to have cool safety features) or lucky reptile (the only digital one).
I have only ever used habistats and have had a couple fail on me but this is over a period of ten years or so.
I like the idea of the microclimate safety features but like habistats their temperature range is small and your setup would have to be designed with that in mind.
Lucky reptile looked quite good as well but I couldn't find an all singing all dancing model but they would definately be worth considering.
The a-419 has a great reputation for reliability on these boards but (as of this morning) ther aren't any actually in europe at the moment so there would be a possible 5 week delivery time and they are still on/off, but personal recomendations count for a lot so I'd also consider them.
Helix did suggest they would be releasing a line of reptile thermostats in europe in the latter half of the year but they haven't emailed to say they have done so yet.
Any of the thermostats will work fine with a habistat mat but I found those matts couldn't get hot enough to be effective as a sole heating solution. But I do have a cold house so if your room was heated to 82f they might be able to do it ok.
All mine are quite old so that may be the reason for that though - plug it into the wall unregulated and measure what temperature it gets too as a test. Not while it's anywhere near an animal naturally.
I did just import some flexwatt (prewired and rated at 240v) direct from the manufacturer and that stuff rocks.
dr del
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