why wont my hovabators temp go down! 113 degrees right now....!!!!

[happyhens44]

I just got my hovabator, im learning how to use it. Its at 113 degrees in the garage. I have a waffer but i twist it ti (decrease) and it doesnt de crease??? any suggestions.

 

[Jessiewoodard57]

If the wafer is bad it will not shut the micro switch off. That would be my guess. Does the Light ever go off? If not I would change the wafer.

 

[happyhens44]

do u think i might have put it on wrong?

 

[Sumatra503]

Possibly. Remember that each full turn is only about 1 degree, so you'll have to turn it a few times before you notice a decrease in the temperature.

 

[happyhens44]

oh ok. I twisted it 5 times, it heres anyway I could break it?

 

[Jessiewoodard57]

I didn't realize you had just set the bator up, I turned the rod until the light shut off then increased it until I reached the 100 degrees I was looking for. This is why they suggest you wait 24 hours after you set up the bator thus allowing it to stablize.

 

[happyhens44]

I set it up last night at around 3:00 pm

 

[happyhens44]

Thanks you guys, I have it set up right this time

. ill tell you when I get it in the 99.5-103 area.

 

[allcrackedup]

ditto you have to turn and turn i hate them .... home made water heater is better...

 

[gumbii]

you know what, i tried the water heater thing for an entire week... i just went out today and got me a used ronco for 50 bucks... i have it setup at 98° and it's staying at 100.5° to 95.0° no matter what the ambient temperature is... when my living room would get cold, it would go down too... i'm eating my words, i talked bad about this thing...


or, i read a bunch of good stuff towards this digital controller from ebay... a lot of bearded dragon breeders get them and they're cheap...

http://cgi.ebay.com/Electronic-Kit-...ultDomain_0&hash=item2a0b4d2a43#ht_500wt_1156

they have the ebay seller give them resisters to make it go up to 112° or so... it has a 0.5° fluctuation... or so i heard...


good luck... let us know what happens...