Can you please tell me what temperature the mats are set for & do you recommend the thermostat?
287700
I never took a direct temperature. They were advertised as being 10 r so degrees above room temperate and that sounded about right. I was amazed with germination from all the various tomato seeds in 4 days. I have no idea where you need the thermostat but trying it without one first could save you money
287701
I have seen these mats reach between 83-87 degrees Fahrenheit. I used a thermostat should the product overshoot my desired temperature settings. Just being cautious.
287702
I use a thermostat to keep the mats at 70. Without the thermostat the temp would probably run about 65-68 degrees. So far the mats have worked great. Hope this helps.
287703
Without a thermostat the mats continuously heat. You will need a thermostat for each mat. I have two others that are single trays also. I run 1 small and this larger one via a power strip to 1 thermostat and the 3rd mat to another as I have some seeds I grow that require cooler temperatures when growing. The thermostats do have a piece to hang them with which is great. I have all my controls and power strips mounted on a 2x4 in my grow room so they are out of my way!
287704
These mats do not include a thermostat. They heat up probably around 10-15 degrees F above ambient temperature. They are very good heat mats.
287705
The heating mat will heat the plants to 10 - 15 degrees above the current temperature in the room.
287706
I don't know the temp, I just plugged it in and put my seedlings on it. I made sure to keep them from drying out and it worked like a charm. Glad I bought it, highly recommended.
1077757
Absolutely, yes! In fact, that's what I bought mine for. I set the temperature at 93 and I have been sitting on it for two winters now. I do that as a substitute for turning up the thermostat in my home. I keep the furnace set at 65, and my heating pad at 93. Works great.
1648667
I don't change any temp settings using these mats for anything I do! They work great. I want to use them with my induction cooktop but haven't gotten any answers from Chico Chef if that works
506632
Well I had to get used to mine...power on..after I set the temps in each zone I hit start and then keep hitting select until u see temps rising and a little dot blinking beside each temp...just to lower right..hope that helps...:-D
1031367
Its a non-programmable thermostat - set it to the temperature that suits you best and you're good to go!
2279050
Ours gets warm to the touch....we have -20° to -30° temperatures where I live. It melts the snow/ice at least a foot away from the mat.
641907
I have not measured it with a thermometer, but if the spacing on temp markings on the thermostat are consistent it would be trying to keep a temp of about 150 degrees F. However, the the temperature readings when measured seem to run hot and be somewhat uneven across the surface.
2279047
The mat should feel warmer than body temperature. The mat needs to be on a cold surface to work, cannot be placed on other thsn a cold hard surface. Lift the mat and feel under it on the rubber bottom surface it should be very warm to touch. I have 3 mats on all winter and work well. The temperature needs to be 38 degrees or colder to work best.
1655467
The thermostat comes with only one probe that's used to monitor the soil's temperature from one tray. If you could hook up multiple mats you cannot assume the soil's temperature in all the trays are the same.
1366441
Your correct... but you may not need to buy a thermostat, although that would no doubt be 'best' solution. I use rockwool cubes and with the tray directly on top of the heating pad it gets much to warm. To adjust for this I simply put the heating pad under a thick towel and that reduced the amount of heat on the tray. After doing the towel thing the temp of my cubes are steady at 74, which seems to be working great. Hope this helps...
1728015
I am no expert but it sounds like you have a defective TH 106. The on/off feature on these thermostats is triggered by the temperature at the TH 106. I would return it for replacement. Ted
1839075
Hi there! No, you may just cap-off the sensor wire and the thermostat will control the temp.
2235661
there is a thermostat that goes low, medium, high. What I did was buy a a good quality thermometer, drill a hole in the lid and tighten the thermometer down which works pretty well, however keep in mind you may want to put it in the side a bit lower so you know what the temperature is in the lower rack rather than the top rack closer to the lid
2118724
I don't have a great answer for you, however I installed this at my 3 season cabin and have been pretty happy with it. The only draw back that I have experienced so far is that the ecobee's lowest temp setting is (i believe) 45 degrees F. I wish I could lower it to 36-38 over the winter months.
1676324
The Temperature alarm set point is 45 degrees F You are suppose to be able to Set it from -66 t0 301 degrees F We left our on Factory 45 degrees
1075061
I think the instructions have a recommended height. Remember whatever height you choose is where the thermostat will sense the temp.Mark
1123750
50°-90°F (10°-32°C) is the thermostat range, with a 1 degree differential. That said, you can't really set the thermostat on a particular temperature, but it doesn't take long to figure out where you want to set it. I have mine marked with a red sharpie so I can remember.