Heat pannels

echoxxash · #1 (**permalink**) 01-10-2008, 02:39 PM

Could someone please explain to me what they are? Where they go? How they work?

I'm going to buy new cages and the only options are RHP and flexwatt. So, I did some reading on here and found that a lot of you prefer the pannels, but I never found an actul description.

stalk · #2 (**permalink**) 01-10-2008, 04:04 PM

This is a heat panel from ProHeat. It is 12" x 24" and 88 watts, to heat a 6x2x2 cage in room temps down to 60 degrees.

There are different sizes and wattage, it depends on many factors. You need to get each custom made based on your situation.

People like them because they don't burn (see pic), warm similar to the way the sun does, and is great for humidity.

Hope I helped!~

stalk · #3 (**permalink**) 01-10-2008, 04:06 PM

One other thing, don't use flexwatt if you have no other means to keep room ambient temperature a minimum of 76-78 degrees.

echoxxash · #4 (**permalink**) 01-10-2008, 04:11 PM

So, they go inside the cage?

The room temp is fine, I've got a space heater and thermometer in there. What does flexwatt have to do with the room temperature, though? I thought it was used for heating the cage or belly heat?

Sorry, I feel like an idiot...all I've ever used are UTHs.

mhartmann · #5 (**permalink**) 01-10-2008, 04:26 PM

i think it's that ambient temps would still be too low with flex, even though belly heat was warm

stalk · #6 (**permalink**) 01-10-2008, 04:34 PM

Heat panels go inside the cage, mounted to the ceiling on the hot end.

UTH's don't really heat ambient air temps. Maybe one or two degrees, thats it. It's purpose is to provide belly heat on hot end, nothing else. Heat panels do both.

If you keep your room at nearly 80, then there's no reason to use a heat panel. Flexwatt would do fine.

The reason it matters is because if your room temp is 70, and you turn flexwatt on, you will have 88 degrees hot side, 70 degrees immediately off the flexwatt, and everywhere else. No cool end or gradient.

echoxxash · #7 (**permalink**) 01-10-2008, 05:11 PM

Hm. All righty. I'm understanding it now.

Thanks everyone

scink · #8 (**permalink**) 01-10-2008, 05:19 PM

panels seem great for a CAGE Stack....definately going to use them when i build my enclosures. Are they simply screw into the top and then plug in and poof you have ambient air temps?

echoxxash · #9 (**permalink**) 01-10-2008, 05:26 PM

Another question...are they not just a flat CHE?

scink · #10 (**permalink**) 01-10-2008, 05:39 PM

no they arent ceramic they wont burn if you touch

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