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| Ashma |
Posted - 23/06/2011 : 13:25:08
Hi guys, I'm sure this will have been covered somewhere before, but I thought I'd ask anyways :)
Can I run two heatmats from one stat?
If so, how? Extension cable? |
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| Mnementh |
Posted - 24/06/2011 : 11:42:41
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Originally posted by lotabob
You'd have to have exactly the smae size mat and in my opinion the same manufacturer to get mats to perform in a similar way.
Yep , that's the way I do it , I have 6 strip mats all the same and 4 heatmats the same , each are doubled up on a stat and work perfectly each using a multiplug .
I then have digi thermometers rigged up on one rub per shelf , built into the rub itself for easy moving around , then you have one stat probe per 2 mats on the outside , then if anything does go wrong with one mat , my digi probe will catch it .
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| lotabob |
Posted - 23/06/2011 : 18:06:11
You'd have to have exactly the smae size mat and in my opinion the same manufacturer to get mats to perform in a similar way. |
| Sta~ple |
Posted - 23/06/2011 : 17:56:01
I tried using a plus stat with multiple mats and could never get it to work, one was too cold and the other too hot, I know others have had success though. |
| Longshanks |
Posted - 23/06/2011 : 17:20:14
No worries :) |
| Ashma |
Posted - 23/06/2011 : 14:09:03
I think I'll do that instead :)
Thanks Longshanks |
| Longshanks |
Posted - 23/06/2011 : 13:55:04
Put Digital thermometers on both, cheaper than buying another thermostat and you have a definate reading then. |
| Ashma |
Posted - 23/06/2011 : 13:36:18
Ahhh, so its possible, but I'd just need to keep a keen eye on both mats just to monitor them by touch as it were?
I might just bite the bullet and buy separate stats. Don't want any chilly or deep fried snakes!
Thanks for the quick response :) |
| lotabob |
Posted - 23/06/2011 : 13:32:15
Yes you can, a multiplug type thing is best, just plug the mats into the extension and the extension into the stat. One thing to consdier though is only 1 mat i been monitored, if one of the other mas goes faulty the stat won't have a clue about it. |
