WI Meltdown

[FEEDERFISH]

found this in the forums
http://archive.reefcentral.com/forum...readid=1282396

[kiowascout]

hence the reason for several smaller thermometers rather than one large one...
or a temperature controller.


bummer tho

[MrSquid]

Ouch....

Kiowascout - you read it wrong. It wasn't the heaters that stuck - it was the HOUSE thermostat that stuck. The house hit 107 - the tank was just an innocent bystander.

[kiowascout]

ohh... I never was good at reading for comprehension

Im calling hooked on phonics and asking for a refund immediately.

[siropa]

I have a hard time believing that a house heater would get a place up to 107. if it stuck on in the summer, sure. but in the winter? unless it was a really small house with a large furnace.

[norwall]

I left one of those coil type electric oven burners on all night in my apartment once and woke up sweatin' my *** off. I believe it.

[jandlms]

What house thermostat even goes up to 107? Mine doesn't.
What reason would there be for a thermostat to be able to be set that high?

[MSU Fan]

I used to have a dial thermostat in the hallway, and either myself or my wife bumped...when I got home from work (I think that it was February or March BTW), the house literally was 95 degrees. I didn't have SW at the time, but I did have a dog, 2 cats, 2 FW tanks and a turtle tank. Everything survived, but I had to open all the windows in 40 degree weather for like 2 hours to cool the place down...

[customcolor]

i remember when my moms furnace took a dump in -30degree wether. it got to like 90 in her place and it wasnts the thermostat neather. the furnace got stuck on do to age of the furnace. she had half her windows open in the middle of winter and it was still rosting hot.

[kiowascout]

all I can think of is the utility bill that month.

ouch

[siropa]

no kidding. it had to have been going full steam for quite awhile.