Flex Watt doesn't seem to penetrate tub?

[snow_princess]

Yeah she did tell me we should try that last night. I have a piece of hard board that I'm gonna put on the back of the rack. Are some of you suggesting that I should take the flex out from under the tubs and try letting it run hotter than needed to heat the air in the rack. Right now I have it under the tubs. It can get way to hot if I let it. I just dont want to burn my snakes. Trying to find the balance!

thanks for all your help btw!!

[Halfdawg]

Our Racks are similar and I placed hardboard on the back and 3 inch flex watt for belly heat. I then put a piece of flashing over the top of the flex watt to disperse the heat plus to protect the flex watt from wear.

http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...t=58302&page=3

[2kdime]

I'd start double checking all the connections on the flexwatt. And if you had it setup in a dummy tub. Your temps should be spot on.

Are you insulating the probe or anything?

I personally would never move the probe off of the flexwatt. If there's a draft the thermostat reading drops. And kicks the temps up even higher, how high who knows.

What's your room temperature?

[nevohraalnavnoj]

I have my flex under the belly running at 92 degrees surface temp when measured in the tub. Ambient temps are a function of the fact I keep the room at 75+ degrees.

JonV

[snow_princess]

Our Racks are similar and I placed hardboard on the back and 3 inch flex watt for belly heat. I then put a piece of flashing over the top of the flex watt to disperse the heat plus to protect the flex watt from wear.

http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...t=58302&page=3

I got the hardboard on today! I never thought about the flashing to disperse the heat. Do you use anything to hold the heat tape in place while removing or replacing the tubs. I think my problem might just the normal cycle of the day:
noon 89.3
1300 93.6

[FIREball]

Be careful when moving the probe off the tape because even if its an inch away the tape it can get in the range of 110-120deg to reach the 98 degrees the helix is set too. I tried this and it melted a dime size hole in one of my Iris tubs. I placed the probe back on the flexwatt and just bumped the temp up on the helix.