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Re: DIY Large Rack
awesome job on the diy!!! to bad i dont have the room for a rack system, or the snakes to fill up a rack system yet. mom just got over her fear of snakes with my first bp so its gonna get some pressuring but i might just wait till i move out to build a rack system.
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Re: DIY Large Rack
Good job man. I think it you did it perfect. I cant wait for the rest. I know it is a pain to make DIY's.. thank you for taking the time to do it
Chris L.
"Do just once, what others say you can't do and you will never pay attention to their limitations again... "
-My falconry forum
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Re: DIY Large Rack - Part 2 Putting it together
Very nice DIY Sean. I always love to see how other people do it. I always get an idae for improvement on my own racks from other peoples mistakes or successes. Job Well Done.
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Re: DIY Large Rack
Why do I see people putting reflectix 'ontop' of the flex watt? Never made sence to me, each row of flexwatt is heating the tubs above it... so why put insulation between the flexwatt and the tubs.
(________) tub
======== reflectix
----------- flexwatt
I dont see how this makes sence, if anything you should lay down reflectix then put flexwatt ontop of the reflectix so that heat doesnt radiate down, but all goes up to the bottom of the tub.
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get what im sayin? if im wrong, sorry lemme in on the secret.
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Re: DIY Large Rack
Originally Posted by Subzero
Why do I see people putting reflectix 'ontop' of the flex watt? Never made sence to me, each row of flexwatt is heating the tubs above it... so why put insulation between the flexwatt and the tubs.
(________) tub
======== reflectix
----------- flexwatt
I dont see how this makes sence, if anything you should lay down reflectix then put flexwatt ontop of the reflectix so that heat doesnt radiate down, but all goes up to the bottom of the tub.
(________)
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get what im sayin? if im wrong, sorry lemme in on the secret.
I believe the steel around the flexwatt strips is to help maintain heat better. A breeze will cause bare flexwatt to cool down very quickly. Wrap it in steel and the breeze also has to cool down the steel which maintains the heat longer. Basically it makes your thermostat work less!
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Re: DIY Large Rack
Originally Posted by Subzero
Why do I see people putting reflectix 'ontop' of the flex watt? Never made sence to me, each row of flexwatt is heating the tubs above it... so why put insulation between the flexwatt and the tubs.
(________) tub
======== reflectix
----------- flexwatt
I dont see how this makes sence, if anything you should lay down reflectix then put flexwatt ontop of the reflectix so that heat doesnt radiate down, but all goes up to the bottom of the tub.
(________)
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========
get what im sayin? if im wrong, sorry lemme in on the secret.
Your bottom example is correct in how this rack was build.
Tub
Metal Sheeting (helps to hold the heat longer and disperses is over a larger more consistant range)
Flexwatt
Reflectix (furtherest from the tub - acts to reflect any heat back toward the tub which allows the flex to work more effeciently)
Hope this clarifies the setup for you.
Sean
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BPnet Veteran
Re: DIY Large Rack
the way i read the DIY it's metal stud then flexwatt then reflectix on bottom ????
Originally Posted by Subzero
Why do I see people putting reflectix 'ontop' of the flex watt? Never made sence to me, each row of flexwatt is heating the tubs above it... so why put insulation between the flexwatt and the tubs.
(________) tub
======== reflectix
----------- flexwatt
I dont see how this makes sence, if anything you should lay down reflectix then put flexwatt ontop of the reflectix so that heat doesnt radiate down, but all goes up to the bottom of the tub.
(________)
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========
get what im sayin? if im wrong, sorry lemme in on the secret.
TIMOTHY W. HURKMANS
" Do you really believe that what you believe is really real ? "
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Re: DIY Large Rack
Originally Posted by twh
the way i read the DIY it's metal stud then flexwatt then reflectix on bottom ????
You are correct.
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