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Heat pads safe?

Amberjolly

Amberjolly

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Just a quick question I am putting my Viv on a wooden china cabnet ( its basically a dresser) and I was just wondering are heating pads fine to be right on the wood of the china cabnet?
 
Well when i did this on top of my desk it split the wood from the heat(the UTH was set at 93 which made the hot spot 83-86)and it was raised enough ffor the wire not to be smushed(half inch maybe less.
 
Jdog3131 said:
Well when i did this on top of my desk it split the wood from the heat(the UTH was set at 93 which made the hot spot 83-86)and it was raised enough ffor the wire not to be smushed(half inch maybe less.
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So where do you keep yours now?
 
well now i keep them on a stand i made that lets the tank rest but there is a hole for the UTH.But if you dont want to make one of them(nice to have tho.)put a piece of plywood down so that if anything cracks its the plywood.
 
I am using a UTH right now, and overall I LOVE them, and i'm sure that you will love them too, especially how predictable the temperature could be with a good thermostat.
 
if you go look up the "I think I found a homemade viv design I like" And go to like page 5 I think it is where I start building mine you can see how I have mine set up. I have the heat pad stuck to a piece of glass that is then sealed down onto the wood with a slit vent in the back for the air to ventilate and so far it has been working great with no problems.
 
I have Ivan's tank on my desk which is made of kitchen counter top material and I securely raised it using furniture risers. So it's about 6" off the immediate surface and that has helped a lot. You can get a set at any home decor store for about $10.
 
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