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| Corns7 |
Posted - 28/03/2012 : 10:14:24
Hi, can I use the habistat mat stat for two heat mats? Aslong as they are the same wattage they should be ok shouldn't they?
Thanks
Jamie |
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| Corns7 |
Posted - 28/03/2012 : 18:20:10
Thanks for everyone's comment, helps a lot! Thanks |
| Dancross0 |
Posted - 28/03/2012 : 17:31:56
I run 2 mats off the Habistat 100W stat and they are within 2C of each other. And I put that down to one of the thermometer probes not being elastic banded to the stat probe... |
| mgtrock |
Posted - 28/03/2012 : 15:12:40
nickyff - i've had problems running *one* mat off a microclimate stat, i've got the thermostat probe and the temp probe together. and no matter what i set the stat to it goes all over the place from 26 - 31 degrees! i flew out of bed the other day when i saw it shoot up to 31 - now i just have to keep an eye on it but definitely thinking of getting a habistat one. |
| cobweb251 |
Posted - 28/03/2012 : 14:55:20
you can usually get splitters for them and the habistat's are defo better use them for my corn and gehko..... might be talking out my A*S though.... just my opinion :) |
| nickyff |
Posted - 28/03/2012 : 14:53:34
i have two identical mats running off a microclimate stat- and it is a complete pain in the neck- ive tried EVERYTHING to get them to run together, but the one without the stat probe is always slightly warmer than the other one, and sometimes rockets up to 30+ for no apparent reason, giving me minor heart attacks.
i have in fact recently decided to give up on the experiment- and get another stat.
i have heard that habistat are better than microclimate tho- so it could work for you, and loads of the Knowledgable Bods seem to think its do-able... its worth a try, you can always change it later if yr not happy |
| Sta~ple |
Posted - 28/03/2012 : 11:53:47
I just couldn't, I was using a pulse stat which should be more accurate and give even temps but I got a range of 28-31 which I just didn't like. I guess it could ahve been to do with one of the hides I was using being heavier than the other or one snake weighing a heck of a lot more than the other? |
| Corns7 |
Posted - 28/03/2012 : 11:08:08
Ok, thanks. How come you could never get it to work? |
| Sta~ple |
Posted - 28/03/2012 : 11:02:53
Long as the heatmats are the same size and are being used in the same size viv/faun/rub it's fine. I could never get it to work for me though. |
| Corns7 |
Posted - 28/03/2012 : 10:27:47
Mine is just coming. Do they do the job? |
| ScalySituation |
Posted - 28/03/2012 : 10:25:53
yup |
| Corns7 |
Posted - 28/03/2012 : 10:22:22
Ok, ,lol  do you use the mat stat by habistat? |
| ScalySituation |
Posted - 28/03/2012 : 10:19:59
as long as it doesnt exceed the stats wattage i believe its ok, i wouldnt know tho, only one mat and one stat lol |
