Dimming thermostat isn’t seeming to work | Leopard Geckos | Page 1

undone solar Apr 16, 2024, 4:04 AM

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I’ve been trying to do research on this but recently as of yesterday, I’ve noticed that my thermostat that I set to on 88° has been reaching higher temperatures as the probe is reading to sometimes up to 95°. This has led to the hot side being up near 100° when I use my temperature gun and no matter how low I turn the setting, it just seems to not go down in temperature.

The thermostat I’m using is an exoterra and the bulb I am using is an Arcadia DHP with 50W.

I’ve used this same setup for months and it has always worked so I’m confused on why, all of a sudden, it just goes past the needed
temperature and doesn’t come back down. Only thing I can think of is maybe the black paper I put on the outside of the tank is keeping the warmth too much inside so the dimming is not helping at all.

grim geode Apr 16, 2024, 5:02 AM

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can you show how it's all plugged in?

undone solar Apr 16, 2024, 5:07 AM

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Hopefully this is enough to show. For context, the white power strip has the UVB, the thermostat, and the DHP connected. The beige/off-white power strip has just my camera that I use for the enclosure

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Well I have the DHP unplugged rn because the temp is just going to exceed my set temperature

grim geode Apr 16, 2024, 5:12 AM

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can you try shoving the dhp dome plug really hard into the thermostat?

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like as far as itll go

undone solar Apr 16, 2024, 5:17 AM

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I’m so slow. I just moved his tank not too long ago and looking at the plugs, the DHP wasn’t fully connected. I just plugged it so hopefully it dims correctly

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Thanks, I was so confused why it just stopped regulating the DHP

grim geode Apr 16, 2024, 5:20 AM

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no worries, it's actually a common mistake for the exoterra thermostats. the plugs are super hard to get into place

undone solar Apr 16, 2024, 5:22 AM

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Yeah it for sure feels like it has such a loose outlet to connect the DHP to

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