Dimming Thermostat For Heat Mat

With a reliable single output capable of sustaining reptile heating equipment up to 600 watts minimum 40w the habistat dimming thermostat is perfect for heat bulbs basking bulbs and even just light bulbs ensuring your reptile gets both the heat and light it requires to thermos regulate metabolise and digest their food efficiently contributing to their overall health and wellbeing.

Dimming thermostat for heat mat.

Alternatively of course dimming thermostats can be used just as effectively for ceramic style heaters. Provide gentle warmth from beneath. Though the dimming thermostat can also be used with heat mats or ceramic heaters it won t be quite as effective as a pulse thermostat so we would only really use this for basking light. Whether you go for a heating mat thermostat or you buy an on off thermostat.

Heat mats are sometimes also known as heat pads underfloor heater or under tank heaters uth but they all do the same thing. Overall dimming thermostats are quite efficient popular and accurate. On the other hand dimming thermostats are great for light emitting heaters. It can work directly with the heat source you have installed in the vivarium which is another added benefit.

Always control heat mats with the appropriate thermostat. For the most accurate temperature control a pulse proportional or dimming thermostat should be used. If you want a constant surface temperature for example a hatchling snake rack then the pulse proportional offers very accurate control and a continually warm mat rather than a hot cold cycle. Simply connect your heat mat heat cable ceramic heater or heat bulb to the exo terra day night thermostat set the preferred daytime and nighttime temperatures and place the heat sensor in the desired spot.

On off or mat thermostats are perfect to be used with heat mats and reptile pads and pulse thermostats are perfect for heat cables and ceramic heat emitters. Simply connect your heat mat heat cable ceramic heater or heat bulb to the exo terra day night thermostat set the preferred daytime and nighttime temperatures and place the heat sensor in the desired spot. Heat mat and strips can be used with on off dimmer or pulse proportional thermostats. A heat mat can be controlled with a dimming thermostat if the combined load with more than one heater attached exceeds 40 watts.

The push button dial system of the thermostat will prevent accidental changes of the set temperature if the device is being handled. Prorep heat mats have been tested with all microclimate thermostats. The push button dial system of the thermostat will prevent accidental changes of the set temperature if the device is being handled.