Getting Fed Up with rack

[DeesBalls]

Getting fed up with my rack, i NEED a thermostat asap, last night i went into the snake room and the temps were 114!!! after being a nice 91 for the last 4 weeks!! wtf!?!

ugh i am just sooooo annoyed... i am ordering a thermostat later tonight when i get home from work.


the one i posted a link about in one of my previous threads is the one im getting, i can just set it to 91-92 and forget it :)

then all i ll have to do is make sure i get enough ventilation holes to keep ambient temp down..

sorry for petty rant, just annoyed... lol

[bladeblaster]

why would you even set up a rack without a thermostat, thats just dumb.

If you are going to be annoyed you only have yourself to be annoyed at.

[youngster]

I'm gonna have to agree with bladeblaster. Probably should've gotten one already. Just too risky IMO

[Lankyrob]

I am guessing you have a rheostat on there now? They are too risky in my mind cos they dont react to ambient changes.

[millertime89]

solution
http://www.ssnakess.com/forums/general-enclosure-discussion/88402-homemade-programmable-thermostat.html#post634665

[knox]

Surely this is a joke post.

No one would plug in Flexwatt without a temperature regulator, right?

[DeesBalls]

I am guessing you have a rheostat on there now? They are too risky in my mind cos they dont react to ambient changes.

It has always been on a rheostat... but when i switched to belly heat, the ambient temps went WAAAAY up and now is messing my whole system up...


b4 the belly heat, i had perfect temps and perfect humidity, now everything is messed up because of the belly heat providing more ambient temps..

i drilled more holes and the helped, but now my current rheostat is messed up and not working properly...

i would never put flexxwatt on anything without a temp controller of some sort.... at all... that is just dumb.

once again i say, it is on a rheostat right now, but the ambient is throwing off everything.


I looked at the home thermostat, but dont trust myself with that type of stuff...


i already ordered a thermostat, but its not a proportional one, should i get a proportional one or what?
this is the one i ordered.
Amazon.com: Hydrofarm MTPRTC Digital Thermostat For Heat Mats: Patio, Lawn & Garden (http://www.amazon.com/Hydrofarm-MTPRTC-Digital-Thermostat-Heat/dp/B000NZZG3S/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1314459445&sr=8-2)

[DeesBalls]

why would you even set up a rack without a thermostat, thats just dumb.

If you are going to be annoyed you only have yourself to be annoyed at.

You should really look at my old post b4 you insult me on here... it is on a rheostat. which was working perfect until i switched to belly heat.

[DeesBalls]

Surely this is a joke post.

No one would plug in Flexwatt without a temperature regulator, right?

its on a rheostat.

[bladeblaster]

You should really look at my old post b4 you insult me on here... it is on a rheostat. which was working perfect until i switched to belly heat.

A rheostat is NOT a temperature control device, its a resistance control, if your temps change it does nothing.

I will stick by what I said thanks.

[knox]

Lots of people have great success with the Hydrofarm.

[knox]

its on a rheostat.

Thanks for clarifying.

[DeesBalls]

Lots of people have great success with the Hydrofarm.

Okay good, i hope to get it soon!!




A rheostat is NOT a temperature control device, its a resistance control, if your temps change it does nothing.

I will stick by what I said thanks.

well im sorry, i thought a TEMPERATURE CONTROL DEVICE, controlled the temperature... which a rheostat does do, just not as well as a thermostat... your right to your opinion, just think about how you come across to other people.

[millertime89]

a rheostat kind of controls temp, it controls the energy output to a heat device. If the parameters of the enclosure changes, the rheostat doesn't. Say the heat stops working in the winter, the rheostat fails to recognize the drop in temperature in the viv as a result of the drop in the surrounding area. Vice versa if the a/c goes out on a hot day during the summer. Its also possible something (a dog perhaps) bumped the knob. Another member lost a clutch because their cat decided to turn up the temp on the incubator by brushing against the knob. The exact same concept applies to the majority of car climate controls. Its another form of rheostat.

[DeesBalls]

a rheostat kind of controls temp, it controls the energy output to a heat device. If the parameters of the enclosure changes, the rheostat doesn't. Say the heat stops working in the winter, the rheostat fails to recognize the drop in temperature in the viv as a result of the drop in the surrounding area. Vice versa if the a/c goes out on a hot day during the summer. Its also possible something (a dog perhaps) bumped the knob. Another member lost a clutch because their cat decided to turn up the temp on the incubator by brushing against the knob. The exact same concept applies to the majority of car climate controls. Its another form of rheostat.

well put.. thanks\

[bladeblaster]

Okay good, i hope to get it soon!!






well im sorry, i thought a TEMPERATURE CONTROL DEVICE, controlled the temperature... which a rheostat does do, just not as well as a thermostat... your right to your opinion, just think about how you come across to other people.


It is NOT a temperature control device, it is a power output control device. If these are marketed as temperature control devices suitable for reptile husbandry, then they should be taken to court for false advertising.

[millertime89]

I see them frequently marketed as such at pet stores.

[DeesBalls]

Then it looks like i should be going to court... because it clearly said on the package something along the lines of....


"Zilla reptile thermostat/temperature control" not sure of the exact wording, but im sure those words were in there...

not really a problem anymore, ill be getting my thermostat soon.

[Snakefood]

I use a rheo-stat on my show tanks. I find that it works wonderfully, although, being a stay-at-home mom, I am able to check (and adjust if necesary) multiple times/day

However, I have found that it only need be adjusted from day-night, and of course jumps/drops in ambient temps, that I can feel myself and then go make the neccesary adjustments. I am sure it will be on a thermostat one day, but since it is working for me at this time, I am first setting up my rack system.

My rheo-stat was also marketed as a temprature controling device from the store I bought it from, and they are always marketed for use controlling UTH temps for reptile/snake enclosures. So if they are marketing it wrong, don't jump on the purchaser for realizing his mistake and rectifying it!!

Good on you Lil Boa, for doing something about the situation!

[DeesBalls]

I use a rheo-stat on my show tanks. I find that it works wonderfully, although, being a stay-at-home mom, I am able to check (and adjust if necesary) multiple times/day

However, I have found that it only need be adjusted from day-night, and of course jumps/drops in ambient temps, that I can feel myself and then go make the neccesary adjustments. I am sure it will be on a thermostat one day, but since it is working for me at this time, I am first setting up my rack system.

My rheo-stat was also marketed as a temprature controling device from the store I bought it from, and they are always marketed for use controlling UTH temps for reptile/snake enclosures. So if they are marketing it wrong, don't jump on the purchaser for realizing his mistake and rectifying it!!

Good on you Lil Boa, for doing something about the situation!

Thank you very much, my rheostat was working absouluty perfect!!! with back heat, but now since the belly heat came about, the ambient temp is throwing off my rheostat, so i need to change it to a thermostat to help...

i will always tell people rheostats work just fine with racks, but need to be monitored a little more closely than a thermostat does.