How do ya steady temps

[bhazell123]

Okies well I'm making an incubator and my temps are ranging from 86 to 106 I was wandering how to keep it up at wat it is supposed to be I have a ziploc of water on the bottom and a shot glass of water in the corner and I'm using a hot water heater thermostat please help any ideas ?? 

 

[cmom]

Hot water thermostats don't work because the variance is so great that the plus and minus 6 or so degrees (which is usual for a hot water thermometer) is way to much of a temperature swing.

 

[bhazell123]

Which would ya suggest ?

 

[punk-a-doodle]

For under 500 watts, I'd suggest the Reptitemp500. Keeps my temps within a degree and it is plug and play. 25 bucks online right now.

 

[bhazell123]

Mm thanks I'll have too look into that lol will it attach to my Livy like my other thermostat?

 

[punk-a-doodle]

I'm sorry, I have no idea what a Livy is...other than a Roman historian! XD If it is a light bulb or cermamic/wire heat source that plugs in to a standard outlet and is under 500 watts, then yes. The Repitemp actually handles two heat sources too which is nice, as I like to plug in two bulbs.