Quote Originally Posted by dr del View Post
Hi,

How are you measuring his temps again?

I was just asking because of the "The dimmer of course doesn't give me a temperature reading, so I just have to regulate it with my hand. " comment. If you already have one the best solution would be to leave the probe from the acurite (wallmart $12 apparently and does humidity at the base unit too **is beginning to think wallmart should give the site commision** ) in the hot end hide and use that as your guide to adjusting the dimmer - bear in mind you will need to check very often at first or if your room temp varies a lot.


dr del
I have a thermometer/hygrometer, but it isn't an Acurite. I've actually searched both of the surrounding Wal-Marts here and I've not been able to find one, so I got a Fluker's digital instead. Its only drawback is it doesn't have a probe, so I'm probably just going to end up ordering an Acurite online. To make sure the UTH isn't too hot I've just been laying my hand on it, and playing with the dimmer. I can feel the pretty significant changes, so I've kept it at what doesn't feel too hot, but will still give enough warmth to keep the temperature up and keep him snug. He seems to be staying ontop of it, too, not really going near the cool side of the tub.