Thin Lizzy
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ORIGINAL THREAD: http://www.geckosunlimited.com/community/leopard-geckos-general-info-intros-pics/67884-che-wattage.html
Just a quick update and question... I was able to stabilize my warm side ground temps withing a couple degrees by Keeping my UTH on all the time and keeping the CHE on the HydroFarm. However, with the upcoming weather changes my indoor temps will soon be fluctuating much more, so in an effort to further stabilize the air temps I have followed ebross's advice and acquired another HydroFarm thermostat for the UTH as well.
My temps are now fluctuating again. My UTH thermostat probe is located in the dry warm side hide and the CHE thermostat is about 4 inches from the ground on the warm side. It seems that the added resistance of the thermostat further restricts my UTH temperature, maxing out around 86-87 Deg. If I set me CHE thermostat at 80 my ground temps continue to increase even after my UTH thermostat has shut down. Most likely due to our cool house temperatures [65] and the fact that A CHE is radiant heat that warms objects more than it warms the air.
Does any one else have this problem? Is there a problem with me lowering the air temp thermostat to say 76?
Just a quick update and question... I was able to stabilize my warm side ground temps withing a couple degrees by Keeping my UTH on all the time and keeping the CHE on the HydroFarm. However, with the upcoming weather changes my indoor temps will soon be fluctuating much more, so in an effort to further stabilize the air temps I have followed ebross's advice and acquired another HydroFarm thermostat for the UTH as well.
My temps are now fluctuating again. My UTH thermostat probe is located in the dry warm side hide and the CHE thermostat is about 4 inches from the ground on the warm side. It seems that the added resistance of the thermostat further restricts my UTH temperature, maxing out around 86-87 Deg. If I set me CHE thermostat at 80 my ground temps continue to increase even after my UTH thermostat has shut down. Most likely due to our cool house temperatures [65] and the fact that A CHE is radiant heat that warms objects more than it warms the air.
Does any one else have this problem? Is there a problem with me lowering the air temp thermostat to say 76?
I was just adjusting the position of the probe and noticed how quickly the air temps dropped while I had the screen open. That got me to wondering why I couldn't partially cover the warm side lid to better hold my temps.
