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Posted - 22/01/2010 :  11:42:04  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Hi again,

I have just bought this thermostat for Steve's Viv:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250561533785&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

Can someone tell me how is the best way to set it up and what temp do i put it on please?



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Posted - 22/01/2010 :  11:49:51  Show Profile  Click to see Blackecho's MSN Messenger address  Send Blackecho a Yahoo! Message  Reply with Quote
Not seen that type before, but they all tend to work in the same fashion.

Plug your heat source into the stat and put the probe on or just above the substrate at the hot end.

Don't trust the temperature setting on the thermostat, just keep adjusting it until you get the correct temperature as measured by a digital thermometer.



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Posted - 22/01/2010 :  13:05:26  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Thanks hun, whats the right temp it should be about please? I know ive read what it should be somewhere, is it not above 30?



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Posted - 22/01/2010 :  13:21:58  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
corn snakes must be kept at 75-85 F, the higher temperature being necessary to digest its food
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Posted - 22/01/2010 :  13:32:35  Show Profile  Click to see DannyBrown91's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
between 27c and 30c would be ideal i believe.

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Posted - 23/01/2010 :  05:28:52  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
The warmest part of the viv should be roughly 82oF to 84oF (which is 27.8oC to 28.9oC). The cool end should be 72oF to 75oF (22.2oC to 23.9oC). Mustnt let it get above 30oC as that is too hot!

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Posted - 23/01/2010 :  12:22:56  Show Profile  Click to see devilsmistress's MSN Messenger address  Send devilsmistress a Yahoo! Message  Reply with Quote
I have that one! Its a good little one to, although you do hear it clicking on and off. I have found though the dial is not that far out to the temp you want!
At the moment my dial is on 28 and the temp is 27.5c. But mine are in glass vivs!
The only thing I found is the probe is huge, so I have mine outside the viv taped onto the heatmat itself. But all in all a good little stat for the price! I payed about £20 for mine.
Oh and dont worry about the stat itself getting warm, I phoned up the maufactures as I got no instructions with mine, as I was worried about it, but I was reassured this was normal.
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Posted - 23/01/2010 :  13:23:07  Show Profile  Visit eeji's Homepage  Reply with Quote
anywhere between 25-28 deg C and you'll be ok


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Posted - 24/01/2010 :  13:27:16  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
thanks everyone, i have it set up and have been and put new thermometers in the right place and the warm end measures 28 deg and the cool end is 22 deg, i have also put in a humidity reader too which is measuring ok.



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Posted - 24/01/2010 :  14:26:20  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
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Originally posted by Blackecho


Don't trust the temperature setting on the thermostat, just keep adjusting it until you get the correct temperature as measured by a digital thermometer.



This.

Never take notice of what the gauge on the thermostat is saying because you have to took the room temperature into consideration.
Just keep checking your thermometer.

I keep my warm end at around 80, even though the thermostat is set to 85, obviously if it gets warmer in my house i'll take it down a little (not too much).


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