I've been trying like h--- to get this flexwatt to work in my cage. I completely give up. I called Pro-Products and this guy gave me all kinds of tips:



For a wood cage, take home insulation that is styrofoam covered with silver foil on both sides, about $12 a 4X8 sheet, 1 inch thick. Affix this to the bottom, yes bottom of the wood floor. He told me you lose allot of heat to the floor. Doesn't make sense to me but he ought to know his business, he's been doing this for 45 years.



Vents! I explained the size of my cage, 270 gallons! He said the amount of air I'm losing around the door edges, they are not weather stripped or covered, combined with the small 4" shower grate at the bottom of the cage is enough. He explained how moist air holds heat easier than dry air and all that.



I purchased a 15"X24", 110 (or 120) watts pro-products heat panel to plug into a thermostat. When using a line voltage stat, make sure it can take low wattages. The ones I have can handle UP TO 600 watts so he said they would be fine. The stats that can take up to 4,000 watts may not even function at lower wattages say under 100 watts.



The room my snakes are in may get to 65 degrees at night so he recommended a larger panel. This one panel will heat the entire cage, once I insulate and cover openings. They have a 10 year guarantee but he said they should last a lifetime. 10 years is good enough for me. I'll let you know how the process goes if I have problems.



Does anyone want my flexwatt? I have 3 pieces that are 3 panels long (11" and a single 11" panel. You pay the shipping and they are yours! You gotta trust me on this one if you want them and send about $5 to ship them. If it's more I'll trust you to send me the rest. If it's less I'll put it in the box. I hate to waste things that are not broken and I hate these panels. I've had them hooked up and working but I just did not have enough faith in their ability to heat my cage reliably. They've cost me more time and money than I care to think about.
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DZ

1.0.0 Burm, Moses

0.0.2 Ball, Chico & Chewy (rescue, many scars)

0.2.0 Cats, Merideth & Hannah

1.0.0 Black Chow, Pivo RIP Oct 23

Lotsa fish

1.4.0 Rats

0.2.0 Humans (a little obnoxious though)

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