Recent content by Ellie Mae

Yep, this has been my experience too.

Yes, they just quit working. I put this last one away in working condition in the spring when it warmed up and now was ready to reinstall in his box and no go. Just doesn't turn on.

Yes, I use the minis, 700 w. Have ordered another but this time with the 3 year protection plan! Boy I guess I've just had bad luck with the ones I have only lasting a couple of years. Will try another and this time with the protection plan!

Thanks, and I also think it would be far more of a fire danger. Scrap that idea!

Sorry not very familiar with this format!

What do you think of this? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CCTTBLGK?tag=exoticpetnetw-20

What do you think of this? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CCTTBLGK?tag=exoticpetnetw-20

Thanks for the info! I get them on Amazon and they actually don't even have the brands on them, just weird named stores like Poople ~ am in coastal temperate SD area, never freezing. Maybe will just try my luck with another radiator heater then since they've worked so well for you!

I've always used the oil based radiators but would now be buying my 3rd one in nine years, they just don't seem to last? Thinking of switching to an RHP. What size/wattage would I need in a 4' x 3' well insulated box, in SoCal? Are they more economical to run than the radiators?

All the wiring is up to code, and I will put protective covering over the wire this time. Thanks for your concern, though!

Ain't that handy.

Insulation is totally key! I have some old 3 inch styrofoam lining the box, the only trick there is keeping the chickens out of it as for some reason they LOVE to eat it! If it's true, as Tom says, that I would need both a pig mat and the RHP I think I will buy another small radiator heater...

Thanks for the info! So much easier (and cheaper!) with the oil radiator but there's really not enough room for both him and it in the box now, and not really in a position to get a new box made.... darn it. Just out of curiosity, any ideas which method is more cost efficient? It seems my...

Thanks for that! How does this panel differ from a Thanks for this! How does the RHP differ from a Kane mat, does it actually radiate heat rather than act as a heating pad, which I assume the mats do. I would hope to get away with just the RHP as the box isn't big enough for a mat on the...

I have been using the mini oil radiator heater, but my 60 lb.er has grown so that it's a tight fit in his 2' x 4' insulated night box. Not in a position to make a new box at the moment, wondering if a radiant panel (same as Kane heating mat?) would keep it warm enough in So Cal winters. Or how...