Herpstat Not Doing Its Job

[prairiepanda]

Originally Posted by Albert Clark

The herp stats usually default to factory settings of 85.0f when unplugged. Then once you replug the thermostat to the output source you can reset it.

Wait, so if the power goes out for a couple minutes then will the Herpstats automatically set themselves to 85F??? That sounds like a terrible design flaw if that's the case...

[Albert Clark]

Originally Posted by prairiepanda

Wait, so if the power goes out for a couple minutes then will the Herpstats automatically set themselves to 85F??? That sounds like a terrible design flaw if that's the case...

Well, I think it's a pretty good safety feature actually. OP stated his reptiles were brumating so in that case hopefully the alarm setting was engaged and the failure was recognized earlier than later. During normal heating usage the design is acceptable.

[Aaron_S]

Originally Posted by prairiepanda

Wait, so if the power goes out for a couple minutes then will the Herpstats automatically set themselves to 85F??? That sounds like a terrible design flaw if that's the case...

Mine have never done this. I double check each time just in case but it comes back with the same settings.