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Old 07-18-13, 12:53 AM   #1
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Re: Losing heat

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Currently I am using a Zoo Med Economy Analog Dual Thermometer and Humidity Gauge. I have two, one placed on the warm side at the mid point for height and one on the cool side in the middle. I've been working on getting a digital temp gauge however I'm not sure of the proper placement, I just went with the middle because I feel like it'll be the best gauge for temp.

Currently I do not have a thermostat as the recommended heat isn't being hit.
If your heat pad is not a broken one, it is most likely the case that you are getting the recommended heat, Your thermometers are probably just not reading the temperatures correctly.

You need to be reading temperatures inside the warm hide and general area around that, not the air in the middle of the enclosure.

Also I wouldn't rely on those type of thermometers, I've used them before and they are not accurate or they fail easily. I would get a heat gun or a digital thermometer with a probe.

You should always use a thermostat to control temperatures.
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Old 07-18-13, 01:20 AM   #2
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Re: Losing heat

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If your heat pad is not a broken one, it is most likely the case that you are getting the recommended heat, Your thermometers are probably just not reading the temperatures correctly.

You need to be reading temperatures inside the warm hide and general area around that, not the air in the middle of the enclosure.

Also I wouldn't rely on those type of thermometers, I've used them before and they are not accurate or they fail easily. I would get a heat gun or a digital thermometer with a probe.

You should always use a thermostat to control temperatures.
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Old 07-18-13, 08:23 AM   #3
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Re: Losing heat

All good info here so far. As been stated here, I would get a temp gun to see what heat you are really at. If you can afford it, get two digital thermometers and a thermostat.

I run UTH on all my tubes and have no issues reaching 90deg warm side and 80 cool side.
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