I have been using a dimming stat on one of my heat mats for a few weeks and noticed the temperature isn't very steady at all (can fluctuate between 29-35!) after some googling I noticed the habistat dimming thermostat cannot be used with a load under 40w!
I would have thought that my mat simply wouldn't run if its under 40w in that case, and not just fluctuate dramatically. Could it be only the old models that have a 40w min and I just have a faulty one? (mine is only 3 months old)
Anyway if my stat is fine im just weighing up the options between buying a pulse stat and chucking the dimmer in a draw, or putting the dimmer on my viv running a 200w ceramic and pinching the pulse from there. Does it cost much more to run a ceramic on a dimmer rather than a pulse? as a pulse is not constantly using power whereas a dimmer is...
I always use pulse stats for mats and ceramics, been all good so far.
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Yea I do I only bought it as I was running a spot on it a while ago. I don't really want to use it if it's going to cost considerably more in electric compared with a pulse though
Pulse is an obsolete tech. Newer stats just have on off or dimmer. Dimmers hold just as steady as a pulse stat, the only difference is a dimmer can run light emitting heat sources (basically runs everything). It's fluctuating because it should t be used with the wrong rated heat source. If it was over its max wattage it would just stop working but under then the mat is being overloaded.
dimming vs pulse
Posted - 05/12/2013 : 08:50:08
