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How to make your own Rheostat for less than $7! Detailed instructions.
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Old 01-13-2007, 12:33 PM   #91
cornsnakekid92
the only thing that the rehostat will keep constant is the flow of energy to a heatmat, but the temp will fluctuate the same as a room temp will.
 
Old 01-13-2007, 02:07 PM   #92
jazzgeek
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Originally Posted by cornsnakekid92
the only thing that the rehostat will keep constant is the flow of energy to a heatmat, but the temp will fluctuate the same as a room temp will.
Ya, thus "rheostat", Chris, and not "thermostat".

regards,
jazz
 
Old 04-25-2007, 10:34 PM   #93
Bustacapp
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Bump great thread even though it's a few years old that just tells me the people who have done this either burned there house down and dont have a computer to warn everyone or the ones the have made are working great with no problems
 
Old 04-25-2007, 10:42 PM   #94
JoannaD
They work great, even the ones my 8 anf 10 year olds made for me!

Joanna
 
Old 05-05-2007, 09:00 PM   #95
howhigh402
wow thanks you saved me lots of money doing it this way...just one question once you get it on the right setting how do u keep it from being hit and getting changed?
 
Old 05-05-2007, 10:54 PM   #96
Flagg
On mine I put a little mark on the knob with a permanent marker and just remember at what position it should be normally. This of course flluctuates with the room temperature, which is why a thermostat is much better.
 
Old 05-07-2007, 07:21 AM   #97
howhigh402
For anyone that is electronically disabled i found a dimmer switch at target that has an allready intergreated outlet on it..it is a little more then 7 dollars but it works
 
Old 08-18-2007, 06:14 PM   #98
Cegninedorf
I just had to respond/bump this thread for anyone who hasn't seen it before -- because I love it just that much...I just made 4 more of these (the dual-outlet version) -- now coming to a grand total of 8 & I have saved so much money and frustration of dealing with overheating UTHs by making these. Yeah for homemade rheostats!
 
Old 08-19-2007, 11:53 AM   #99
DdotSpot
I'm glad this was helpful. Boy I sure need to get back on here! I miss all of you and please don't burn your house down building one of these! Remember to use lots of electrical tape to tape all connections and terminals.
 
Old 08-19-2007, 12:04 PM   #100
DdotSpot
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If you look around your neighborhood hardware store, there is a dual-switch replacement that only takes up one space. It uses the same cover as an outlet, but has switches that operate side-to-side rather than up and down in each of the outlet spaces. You use a standard two outlet cover plate rather than a switch-and-outlet plate. They're commonly used in bathrooms that have had an exhaust fan retrofitted, so are easy to find.
Yessir, they make 2 and 3 switch combinations for a heat/vent/light or other example. But Its not that easy to find a dimmer combination. You CAN find them (like for a fan/light or light/light) but you are going to pay upwards of $35 each for them around here. Not really worth it in my opinion.
 

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