Mains Supply
Heat Source
Sensor mounted in Vivarium
Heater
Sensor
Hotter
Controlled
Cooler
Installing your
B1
Thermostat
Find a suitable location for the thermostat to be located on the outside
of the vivarium ensuring sufficient cable is available for the sensor.
The sensor should be installed inside the vivarium at least 225mm (9
inches) away from the heat source. This is to ensure that the sensor is
measuring the air temperature. The sensor should be in free air and not
fixed to the wall of the vivarium as this will not give a correct reading to
the thermostat. Ensure the sensor is at least 10cm from the side walls of
the vivarium.
However if you are controlling a heatmat installed underneath a layer of
substrate inside the vivarium then we recommend that the sensor be
placed under the substrate directly on top of the heatmat. This allows
direct control of the heatmat.
Connect the mains cable from your heat source to the heater socket on
the thermostat using a suitable mains plug fitted with a 3 amp fuse.
Connect the mains cable from the thermostat to your mains supply.
Please note the mains plug is fitted with a 3 amp fuse.
The mains cable fitted to the thermostat is colour coded as follows
BROWN -‐ LIVE BLUE -‐ NEUTRAL GREEN/YELLOW -‐ EARTH
Operating your
B1
Thermostat
The thermostat temperature is factory set to 19 degrees Celsius, this is
fully anti-‐clockwise on the temperature dial.
To adjust the temperature use a small flat bladed
screwdriver and rotate the temperature adjuster
clockwise until the slot is aligned with the required
temperature on the scale.
A thermometer should ALWAYS be used to check the
temperature within the vivarium and the thermostat then
adjusted to give the required temperature for your pets environment.
The green LED is a power on indicator and will be lit when the
thermostat is connected to the mains supply.
The yellow LED on the thermostat indicates power being sent to the
heater. If the temperature that has been set requires full power from the
heater then the LED will be on full brightness. If the power required is
only half power then the LED will be on half brightness. If no power at all
is required the LED will be off. The thermostat will control the power
from off to full on resulting in extremely accurate and stable
temperature control.
If the yellow LED remains on full brightness for prolonged periods this
would indicate that a higher wattage heater may be required to achieve
the temperature that has been set.
A vivarium should be set up to allow a temperature gradient. The heater
should be at one end with the sensor in the centre of the vivarium. This
will allow a Hot area, Controlled area and a Cooler area.
