Racks/heat tape

[Oni5000]

Hi,

I just built a couple of racks and am waiting on heat tape. In the meantime I'm just wondering what your experiences have been.

I have 1 rack that's got 16x24x6 bins, and the other has 16x36x6 bins. For the 16x24s, I plan on running 11inch heat tape down the back wall. For the 16x36 ones, I plan on running a foot of 11inch underneath the back third of each.

Does that sound good? Also, in these size of tubs, have you found that heat tape at the back or under the back third raises the ambient temp inside at all? I'm a bit worried about what the cool side will be as it's usually about 75 in my room.

Thanks!