How To Use Heat Mat Thermostat

Thermostat controllers for heat mats.

How to use heat mat thermostat.

For heat mats you can use a on off or mat thermostat. Put a heat mat under seed starting flats celled trays or even individual pots. I ve been using a heating pad for my starter and it has worked great. They are not costly you can buy them separately and add to your heating system.

This ensure consistent heat application to ensure the habitat for the seed is sustainable. Plug in thermostat power cord and set maximum desired temperature. Since a heat mat can be pricey at 30 50 you want it to grow with you because maybe next year your garden will be twice the size. Press the 5 or 6 button to adjust the temperature.

Press set button again to. Plug heat mat into thermostat. How to use a heat mat. You can use the heat mats without the thermostat but you will run the risk of possibly cooking if you are not careful.

You will seeing the heat mat. Heat mats which use very little electricity produce gentle consistent heat. Programming the controller. Some heating mats come with them while others do not include thermo controllers in the kit.

Some heat mats for plants even have thermostats to adjust the heat. The thermostat acts as a gauge to ensure that you are not using too much heat or too little. There is three leads that come off your thermostat one is the plug another is the plug socket for your heat source and lastly there is the probe. This is an unboxing of the vivosun heat mat and thermostat combo i will be using to keep my pepper seeds at the temperature they need for the best germination rate.

Be patient as it may take a couple of days for the mat to warm the soil especially with deep. To adjust the temperature setting press and hold set button for 3 seconds to enter the temperature selection mode. How to use a thermometer for seedlings to make sure the mat is accurate we also use an extra thermometer that gets inserted directly into the soil.