Any one have problems with the zoo med thermostat??

[mrcsk8ter44445]

I just got one and the light turns off sometimes for like 5 minutes and turns back on is it broke??

 

[dragonflyreptiles]

The red light or green light?

The red light should turn on when it is giving power and off when its not, the green light shoudl be on when it is has power.

 

[Scott&Nikki]

People have had problems in the past, but I love mine, and so do many others. As Wendy said, the green light means it is plugged in. The purpose of the probe that you have in the enclosure is to check the temperature. If you have it set at 91 degrees, the red light will go on until the probe reads 91 degrees (give or take). It will then turn off until the temperature drops back down under the given temperature. And it continues in that cycle. Hope that helps!

 

[mrcsk8ter44445]

yeh the green light iz on and then it shuts off. but yeh i gess like u said that means its adjusting temps. How do u set it to a certain temp? the dial just has low and high from yellow to red

 

[Scott&Nikki]

Oh I am sorry, I don't have the zoo med one, but they all work the same. Umm, I would think the range is about 60 to 100 or 110. So you can judge by that.

 

[dragonflyreptiles]

that's a rheostat, a thermostat has a temp dial a rheostat has a "hi to low" slide control.

With a rheostat you will need to get a digital probe and adjust the temps to get what you need. you will also need to adjust the temps if the room temps change.