Tips For To Hot Of A(cloning) Heat Mat.

[Dr kabuki]

I have 5 heat mats going right now and I am having a dickens of a time keeping the mats from getting too hot. I want to keep them around 77 - 85 degrees .does
anyone have any ideas on what to put on the bottom between mat and tray?
ps. I tried bamboo sticks already .didnt work.

 

[Aqua Man]

A temperature controller. Or try a piece of carpet

 

[Enforcer]

Cardboard, towel, or pieces of wood about an inch thick. I put water in the bottom of my clone dome and then directly on the mat. The evaporation keeps the dome around 80*.

 

[Dr kabuki]

Cardboard, towel, or pieces of wood about an inch thick. I put water in the bottom of my clone dome and then directly on the mat. The evaporation keeps the dome around 80*.

Hi Enforcer
Do you use water and 1 inch piece of wood together?

 

[xeamonk]

why not try layers of cardboard? each layer provides a certain degree of heat dampening, Ive grown fond of that foam core poser board they sell, i use it for lots of stuff, but regular corrugated cardboard should work fine

 

[OldSmokie76]

Foam insulation board. Least likely to harbor bacteria from moisture. Some materials may absorb water. I know my dome drips. I would invest in thermostats. I use thermostat with 1020 tray directly on top of mat. Thermo/hydrometer inside dome. Temps in the dome stay within 2° of the thermostat controller. They are fairly cheap on Amazon.

 

[Dr kabuki]

Foam insulation board. Least likely to harbor bacteria from moisture. Some materials may absorb water. I know my dome drips. I would invest in thermostats. I use thermostat with 1020 tray directly on top of mat. Thermo/hydrometer inside dome. Temps in the dome stay within 2° of the thermostat controller. They are fairly cheap on Amazon.

hey, old smoke
On the foam insulation board?... Is it 1 inch thick?
Can you send a picture of one of those thermostats, please?

 

[1diesel1]

Bubble wrap? Maybe?

 

[OldSmokie76]

hey, old smoke
On the foam insulation board?... Is it 1 inch thick?
Can you send a picture of one of those thermostats, please?[/QUOTE

hey, old smoke
On the foam insulation board?... Is it 1 inch thick?
Can you send a picture of one of those thermostats, please?

The temp/hydrometer or the heating mat thermometer? Search "seedling heating mat" on Amazon and you'll find the mats with thermometers included. Maybe just "seedling mat thermostat" in the search bar.