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Dimmer vs Thermostat

knox

knox

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I know these things have been covered ad nauseum, but I have a question.

I understand that a Thermostat cuts the power once the sensor senses the desired temperature cutoff.

Now, the Dimmer...

Does this just limit the power output to the heating device, be it a UTH or Flexwatt, so that it only reaches a certain desired temperature?

Is one better/safer/more desirable over the other?


Thanks for the help :sidestep:
 
Now, the Dimmer...

Does this just limit the power output to the heating device, be it a UTH or Flexwatt, so that it only reaches a certain desired temperature?
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Yes. The desired temperature is reached when the room temperature balances the heating device temperature. The drawback is if the room temp. changes, the balance changes as well. (E.g. - The room temp. increased, the temp. of UTH will increase as well, and vice versa)

FOR SURE, your best buy will be a thermostat. Do a search to find what is the most popular among members here at cs.com
 
Also, there are two basic types of thermostats. On/off thermostats turn off the power once the set temp is reached. Proportional thermostats adjust the power as the set temp is neared, lowering the available power, so there is not such a drastic temp fluctuation. They are more expensive. Figure you're going to own the snake for 20 years or so, and a $130-140 thermostat is a nice investment. I like the Herpstat ND.
 
Thanks, Nanci. I actually have 4 snakes, so i am looking for something a little more affordable. I am about to build either a unit of display enclosures or a rack system. Not sure which, yet.
 
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