Flexwatt has so little mass compared to the large surface area that if you place it out in the open the air will rapidly dissipate heat away from it so that it does not feel hot. Try placing it on a countertop with a thick book on top of it for ten minutes and then see if it feels hot. Sometimes if you are wiring it up yourself if you do not squeeze the terminals very tight they do not adequatly pierce the plastic material and do not make a good connection. At full power in a warm room flexwatt placed under a cage will heat up to around 110 degrees.
Jeff

>>ok i got my flex watt today in the mail and pluged it in. it doesnt feel to hot to me and i have had it on for a while do you really need a stat for this thing? im afraid its not going to be enough heat for my snake what should i do? thanks

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