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Old rack, New heat tape... more problems :(
OKay, so yesterday, i switched my heat tape to belly heat, its 11x12'' of heat tape all wired together and was on a rheostat..
well i turned it on, and monitored it for about 3 hrs while i cleaned tubs and all that...
i have the digital thermometer hot glued down right where the heat tape is..
well when i was monitoring it, the heat tape sait it got up to 100* i hocked it into my rheostat and adjusted it, and it got down to 93*. which is where i wanted to... because once it gets into the tub, it should loose a degree or two...
well got everything in and all that, and now all my temps are reading 99-112* ?
i put my hand on it though and it does not feel hot, a little warm i know....
just now, i took out Kerrella, (BRB) and her substrate was warm... but not hot. i know my temp is different so it may feel hot to her, but still very confused...
i did just get a zilla temperature conrtoller and hooked it up. i turneded it down low to see if it owuld even work at all... and going to monitor it.
could it be because i have the substrate covering the probe and stuff? that would be traping the heat and making it read higher?
i will be getting a thermostat here soon!!
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