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Old 05-21-12, 11:49 AM   #1
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between 86 and 90 depending on species. I get hotspots ranging from 82-88 on top of the substrate. Most of em will push the substrate out of the way if they want the direct temps. The 88 hot spot was measured during the day when the heating element didn't have to work as hard to get to 90 so more heat made it through, if that makes sense.
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between 86 and 90 depending on species. I get hotspots ranging from 82-88 on top of the substrate. Most of em will push the substrate out of the way if they want the direct temps. The 88 hot spot was measured during the day when the heating element didn't have to work as hard to get to 90 so more heat made it through, if that makes sense.
Yeah thanks. I just wanted to see how much heat is lost through the gap
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Old 05-21-12, 12:04 PM   #3
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minimal, I think the plastic actually absorbs more. The gap is minimal. It looks like the probe touches both the tub and the heat mat, so its very small.
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minimal, I think the plastic actually absorbs more. The gap is minimal. It looks like the probe touches both the tub and the heat mat, so its very small.
Okay awesome. How warm is your room? Mine stays pretty cold so I may have to set it higher, but I'll try what you said first and go from there.
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70ish at night 80ish during the day depending on how sunny it is outside and how warm it gets. It usually hovers around 75 when people are home despite my attempts to get it raised.
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The humidity is high here, but I never feel like it's hotter than it is. That's weird!
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The humidity is high here, but I never feel like it's hotter than it is. That's weird!
Thats because its cool there. Humidity only magnifies heat when its already warm. 53F w/62% humidity will not ever feel hot.
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Thats because its cool there. Humidity only magnifies heat when its already warm. 53F w/62% humidity will not ever feel hot.
Exactly. The reason humidity makes you hotter is that it prevents evaporation of moisture off your skin. When your sweat evaporates, it cools you down. If it is not hot enough for you to sweat, humidity can't make you hotter by preventing your natural cooling process.
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Thats because its cool there. Humidity only magnifies heat when its already warm. 53F w/62% humidity will not ever feel hot.
You ready for another glorious midwest summer? 90F and 90% humidity (or whatever it gets to but feels that hight...)
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ANY heat source is set to warm up a room by no more than 20 degrees. So if your room is 65, and you need a 90 hot spot, you're SOL.
20 degrees is the magic number; Learn it, know it.
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ANY heat source is set to warm up a room by no more than 20 degrees. So if your room is 65, and you need a 90 hot spot, you're SOL.
20 degrees is the magic number; Learn it, know it.
I'm not trying to heat up my room.
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you ready for another glorious midwest summer? 90f and 90% humidity (or whatever it gets to but feels that hight...)
.....yuck!
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T-stat is here. Hopefully this will end my heating battles.
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Ok, what am I doing wrong? Now there is a random hole burned through the UTH... I have a thermostat and everything. No damage to the tub at all. Just a hole through the UTH...

Why does this keep happening
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Old 05-25-12, 01:41 AM   #15
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Can't say I've ever seen such poor lucky trying to get a heating pad working honestly, sorry to hear. Not sure hwy your UTH burnt a hole in itself to be honest, but what are the settings you set on the thermostat? I would try to set it to proportional if it lets you, and make sure its on heating not cooling. What type of thermostat did you get? The UTH might have been faulty as well...
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