candyraver69
11-08-10, 07:25 PM
So I have been doing some reading online about heat tape because that seems to be the generally accepted way to heat racks. I figured out instructions for how to wire them up and all that which I am pretty confident about since I've done some wiring of different things before.
The part I am unclear about is how much to use per enclosure. If I don't do big enough pieces I will have to re-wire everything to add more and it will look like a spider web of wire. I don't want so much that it's turning on and off every 5 seconds because it's way too much for a small enclosure or it takes up too much of the floor space and there isn't enough of a cold spot. What is a good portion of the bottom of the tub to have the tape on, 1/3, 1/4, 1/5? I will be using a thermostat so it wouldn't be running non-stop.
The part I am unclear about is how much to use per enclosure. If I don't do big enough pieces I will have to re-wire everything to add more and it will look like a spider web of wire. I don't want so much that it's turning on and off every 5 seconds because it's way too much for a small enclosure or it takes up too much of the floor space and there isn't enough of a cold spot. What is a good portion of the bottom of the tub to have the tape on, 1/3, 1/4, 1/5? I will be using a thermostat so it wouldn't be running non-stop.