Quote Originally Posted by TamyLove420
Should my 1000 watt ValueLine ballast be getting super hot? Is this something I should worry about?
How hot is "super hot"?

It shouldn't really be very hot.
I just checked. On the warmest spots I could find on my 1000, the thermometer got readings from 107 to 110°F. Warm, certainly not hot.

Is it positioned so that air can move around it freely?

See if you can get a true temp.
Tape down a sensor from a thermometer or something. Umm,...unless it's so hot it melts plastic.