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UTH too hot.

amystl

amystl

Feed my emu this gun.
I'm having a big temperature problem with my ZooMed UTHs. I have two heaters plugged into a ZooMed "dimmer switch", one for the corn, and the other for my boa. The switch is so far on the low side, if it were moved anymore it would be turned off.

Both heaters continue to climb. The boa's hot side stays at around 95F and the corn's hot side can get up to 100F! I end up having to unplug the corn's UTH for most of the day, which leaves it in the low 80's/high 70's due to my A/C being on.

So the lowest temps I'm able to work with are mid-high 90's. Why is this? I'm not worried about the boa, but the my poor corn is either too hot or not hot enough. :flames:

Does anyone else have problems like this with the dimmer switch? Perhaps I should just plug the corn into a regular outlet and see if that helps. Any advice or information would be greatly appreciated. :shrugs:

Thanks guys!
Happy herpin'.
Amy, Cloud, Oscar, and Pollux.
 
Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but you might want to consider getting 2 new thermostats..not dimmers, although others have had success with dimmers. I suggest going to Big Apple Herp (online) or some other pet store/supply store and get a thermostat with a tempertature probe on it. That way you can keep both vivarium's at the needed temp. Nothing is more important than making sure the temp is suitable for your reptiles.
 
Thanks for the replies guys. I just have one question...

If the ZooMed rheostat isn't working... why would a homemade one work? Isn't it all the same "dimmer switch" technology?

Maybe I'm just unedumacated. :shrugs:
 
I had the same problem with a Zoo Med rheostat. It wouldn't get my corn's tanks below the mid 90's, and that was in the winter time! I went to Wal-mart and got a plug in lamp dimmer for about $9. They work just fine. In my opinion, you don't need a thermostat unless your house temperatures fluctuate a lot. I find that for most of the year, once I get my temps set, they pretty much stay where they are. I check them several times a day anyway, and seldom need to adjust.
 
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