Thermostat arrived - not working right.

[Starbuck]

what kind of thermometers are you using to monitor your hot side? If they are just stick on the wall types; it is irrelevant what they say, as they will be reflecting ambient temperatures...

if they are the probe type, i would place the thermometer probe directly next to where your thermostat probe is (which should be where the snake is), so that you can accurately determine the temp at the hottest point (by the snake, over the uth).

[ErikBush97]

Originally Posted by Starbuck

what kind of thermometers are you using to monitor your hot side? If they are just stick on the wall types; it is irrelevant what they say, as they will be reflecting ambient temperatures...

if they are the probe type, i would place the thermometer probe directly next to where your thermostat probe is (which should be where the snake is), so that you can accurately determine the temp at the hottest point (by the snake, over the uth).

I am using a Acurite home comfort monitor, and a Zilla probe thermometer.
I figured it out though.. I am using my Acurite to measure ambient air temp, the Zilla is measuring the temps right on top of the substrate, and the thermometer is measuring the temps buried in the substrate, all the way at the bottom. The Acurite says 80, 86 for the Zilla, and 89 for the thermostat... Seems pretty accurate to me...