Heat Tape vs Heat Wire..

[wiseman001]

Now I don't know much about heat tape.. other than its like tape that heats Up....and is hard to get in canada

BUT


U can buy heat wire from Canadian Tire for roofs, for the winter that keeps the snow from staying on top of u'r house...

And wire that warms up u'r pipes... thats what we did for the cottage for the winter to stop the pipes from freezing... and theres a therostat to control the temp...

Now I don't know if that would work on small enclosers...maybe large unclosers...if someone want to investigate and see if this would be ideal for large enclosers

[peterm15]

more like a room.. heat cable comes in LARGE strings that cant be cut.. 1 cable would most likely heat every cage and rack in a herp room... but you cant vary temps in dif cages and stuff like that.. heat tape is still prob a better idea... maybe a little more expensive onve you get all the dimmers and thermosdats and wire it all up.. but still prob a better idea..

[Slannesh]

I've actually been pondering the roof de-icing cable as well, mostly because it's CSA approved.

We're looking into buying a house and i'm being paranoid about insurance because of it. I know it's been discussed to death in the past and the bottom line is some companies will cover you, some won't.

Currently i'm using heat pads for everything but have a Thermostat on the way and i'm soon going to be building a new rack for the many expected leo hatchlings this year :)

So I suppose my question is, in the event of a fire caused by reptile heating equipment would the CSA approved heat cable still void coverage like the UL but not CSA listed heat tape most likely would?

Ease of use and cost aren't really the issue for me since i'm perfectly capable of wiring the heat tape i'm just concerned about the legalities in the remote event of a fire. Losing your collection would be bad enough. But being on the hook for a few hundred thousand dollars of house and contents would really be a kick in the *ahem* :) If you get my meaning.