Heat tape in rack

[MJT_23]

I ordered a animal plastic cb70 and got the 3 inch belly heat as the option. I'm wondering since my house can stay a little cool sometimes, should I request them to widen the slots so I can fit 4 or 6 inch heat tape? Or is 3 inch enough... Let me know what's the best! Thanks

[MJT_23]

I just feel like 3 inches for a whole v70 tub is to small maybe I'm wrong though....

[MJT_23]

Would the 6 inch 12 watt thg heat tape be okay for the v-70 tubs?

[Soterios]

You'd be surprised how warm that 3" tape can make it. My apartment gets cool in the winter and my Helix holds temps just fine.

[blk02ssmonte]

It depends on the size of the tubs. I am not familiar with the size as I built mine. I used 6 inch thg and I have 41 qt tubs I would go with 4 inch if that's the largest option. I also use a herpstat 4 for my stat.

[MJT_23]

You'd be surprised how warm that 3" tape can make it. My apartment gets cool in the winter and my Helix holds temps just fine.

Does it create a large enough hot spot for large females though? I'm just confused on what to get so many people use different sizes and my house also gets down to the 67-70 range in winter.

It depends on the size of the tubs. I am not familiar with the size as I built mine. I used 6 inch thg and I have 41 qt tubs I would go with 4 inch if that's the largest option. I also use a herpstat 4 for my stat.

The tub size is 34" 17.5" x 5.3" and AP said they can fit any size I just need to tell them before it's manufactured.

[blk02ssmonte]

That's basically the size of my tubs and I opted for a larger hot spot for a bigger area of heat. It just gives them a bigger area to stay warm as they grow.

[blk02ssmonte]

One last fact.....You can always down size the tape once you get it. If you order 3 inch and then want 6 inch......NOT GONNA HAPPEN.

[PitOnTheProwl]

Does it create a large enough hot spot for large females though? I'm just confused on what to get so many people use different sizes and my house also gets down to the 67-70 range in winter.

Heat tape is for a hot spot, not ambient temps, you will probably need to heat the room regardless.

[Isis]

I live in an older apartment, and have had problems maintaining proper temps at times during the winter months ( I also have 3" tape)
A friend told me to insulate the back of my rack with Reflectix. Best thing I ever did.
http://www.lowes.ca/reflective-insul...oc=reCanonical