Heating tubs?

[millertime89]

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.

[hellosugaree]

Originally Posted by youngster

Rheostat= bad. That's your problem, get a real thermostat and this won't happen. And just stick with a ZooMed UTH/flexwatt.

As long as you have a thermostat you will be fine, plenty of people use UTHs on plastic, just don't set it above 90.

Agreed. A rheostat doesn't account for a hot day where your ambient room is 10 degrees hotter than it was on the day you set it up... a thermostat does. A rheostat also doesn't account for the quality of your heating pad or whatever else that may not have consistent heat output, whereas a thermostat will. Get a decent thermostat and you should be fine.

[Trollbie]

Originally Posted by hellosugaree

Agreed. A rheostat doesn't account for a hot day where your ambient room is 10 degrees hotter than it was on the day you set it up... a thermostat does. A rheostat also doesn't account for the quality of your heating pad or whatever else that may not have consistent heat output, whereas a thermostat will. Get a decent thermostat and you should be fine.

My room heats up by maybe, MAYBE, 2 degrees during a sunny day -_-

It's always cold here. Which is good because I hate the heat, but also bad because it's harder to get the temps right for my snakes.

[hellosugaree]

Originally Posted by Trollbie

My room heats up by maybe, MAYBE, 2 degrees during a sunny day -_-

It's always cold here. Which is good because I hate the heat, but also bad because it's harder to get the temps right for my snakes.

You must have 10 foot thick insulation and a very fancy room thermostat with evenly spaced vents all over the room. Most house central heat/ac systems have at least a 2+ degree swing on the set point and that doesn't include the fact that the thermostat sensor is in one room and all rooms do not heat or cool evenly.

I must say I'm impressed with the fantastic climate control system in your house.

[Trollbie]

Originally Posted by hellosugaree

You must have 10 foot thick insulation and a very fancy room thermostat with evenly spaced vents all over the room. Most house central heat/ac systems have at least a 2+ degree swing on the set point and that doesn't include the fact that the thermostat sensor is in one room and all rooms do not heat or cool evenly.

I must say I'm impressed with the fantastic climate control system in your house.

Don't be. My room is shaded by trees so we get no sun. The way it's facing, it wouldn't get much sun anyway actually. The house heater could be running all day but make no difference in my room because the only vent is the bathroom (I'm in the master so my roomie and I get our own bathroom) and that vent doesnt work or I don't know what's up with it, but no heat comes through.

So while our other housemates are nice an cozy during the winter, my roomie and I sleep in sweatshirts and under at least 2 blankets. I would think we have hardly any insulation.

[millertime89]

Originally Posted by Trollbie

So while our other housemates are nice an cozy during the winter, my roomie and I sleep in sweatshirts and under at least 2 blankets. I would think we have hardly any insulation.

Sleep in less and get a ticker blanket (or more of em), your body heat builds off of itself and compounds the warmth under the blanket. Old camping trick. Getting out in the morning sucks, but you're cozy all night long.
A nice heating pad does WONDERS too.

[Trollbie]

Originally Posted by millertime89

Sleep in less and get a ticker blanket (or more of em), your body heat builds off of itself and compounds the warmth under the blanket. Old camping trick. Getting out in the morning sucks, but you're cozy all night long.
A nice heating pad does WONDERS too.

Trust me. I get really hot at night so I sleep in as little as possible. But it gets so cold that I can't fall asleep before the heat builds up. But now that it's not winter anymore, it's not so bad.

[exwizard]

Originally Posted by Trollbie

Trust me. I get really hot at night so I sleep in as little as possible. But it gets so cold that I can't fall asleep before the heat builds up. But now that it's not winter anymore, it's not so bad.

Im trying to picture this on the California central coast. Thats tough to imagine. Sometimes I wish I was there like in January when its -15F or in July when its 90 and feels like 110 because its so humid.

[Trollbie]

Originally Posted by exwizard

Im trying to picture this on the California central coast. Thats tough to imagine. Sometimes I wish I was there like in January when its -15F or in July when its 90 and feels like 110 because its so humid.

It stays pretty moderate here because we are right by the ocean. But sometimes my room was colder than the outside lol

[exwizard]

Originally Posted by Trollbie

It stays pretty moderate here because we are right by the ocean. But sometimes my room was colder than the outside lol

Thats what Im talking about but I understand what you mean as far as your bedroom temps are concerned.

[Trollbie]

The humidity is high here, but I never feel like it's hotter than it is. That's weird!

[exwizard]

Originally Posted by Trollbie

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.

[hellosugaree]

Originally Posted by exwizard

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.

[millertime89]

Originally Posted by exwizard

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...)

[mykee]

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.