I keep my RES in the garage in a kiddie pool that has about 80 gallons of water. I live in CA so the winters are mild but it can still get much colder out there than I would like.
I bought a 250 watt ceramic heat emitter. It's been plugged in for a few hours and I can still touch the dome of the light fixture because it's only slightly hot. Considering I can't touch the dome of normal heat lamps without getting burned I'm thinking the CHE isn't working. Does anyone have any experience with them? Should I return it? Both the lamp and the CHE are brand new but I'm thinking the lamp is working because it did get hot just not by very much. I was also thinking it could possibly be the outlet since it's a weird garage outlet but I have no idea. Any advice?