please check you equipment...

[Ehatcher]

As a reminder, please go though all of your electrical circuits and check your heat pads and what not. I dont want there to be any catastropes with your animals or even your house.

I began to smell a strong burning smell in my room, and i started looking at what could be causing it. It smelled electrical. I checked my surge protector that my computer is plugged into, then i checked the surge protector that my Heat pads are plugged into. They were fine... But i ended up tracking the smell down and it came was coming from the heat pad. This could have been BADDDD if i didnt catch it in time.

 

[Ehatcher]

the hole is roughly the size of a dime and was gooey to the touch. The wires were visible as well. I did unplug the heatpad before testing the consistancy of the gooeyness btw lol

 

[Mel&Keith]

Yikes! I'm so glad you have a good nose.

 

[LeapinLizards]

Oh wow Eric...GOOD catch. I'm glad you found that before it was too late.

 

[LizMarie]

Lucky you! tomorrow morning i will be checking my uth.

 

[thestack510]

Whoa! I'm glad you're safe E. Way to use the ol' sniffer.

 

[Ehatcher]

im just trying to figure out what could have caused this. Im still kinda in shock.

 

[thestack510]

Was it a really old UTH?

 

[David Evans Reptiles]

Man that sucks. But good thing you found it in time. I went and bought smoke alarms and have them sitting on my racks and incubator in hopes if something happens I will catch it time as well.

 

[Ehatcher]

Was it a really old UTH?

it was actually a very new UTH... maybe a month old.

 

[Ehatcher]

the pad itself was cold... but the area around where the burn was at was boiling hot. I mean VERY hot... im suprised it wasnt sparking. The UTH's are not in a position to where they would get to hot... the bottom of the tank is basically exposed to air due to the type of shelf I have them on. So build up of heat is out of the question.

 

[Lady_Kiya]

So glad you caught that before something horrible happened.