Flex watt heat tape buzzing?
My heat tape is making a buzzing noise. I just laid down my heat tape on a metal rack today. What is this noise? Will this affect my heat tape?
Re: Flex watt heat tape buzzing?
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LizardPants
You might have a short!
There is still heat output, its just making this buzzing noise. Will this become an issue?
Re: Flex watt heat tape buzzing?
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Originally Posted by
LizardPants
If there is a short that is a HUGE safety issue! Please unplug it, and re-check your wiring!
I had this wired by the people at Reptile Basics. It has worked great up to this point. We just put together a metal rack today. Will this damage my heat tape? How can it short through the laminate on the tape itself?
Re: Flex watt heat tape buzzing?
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Originally Posted by
JABA
I had this wired by the people at Reptile Basics. It has worked great up to this point. We just put together a metal rack today. Will this damage my heat tape? How can it short through the laminate on the tape itself?
Call Rich first thing tomorrow! He wired it, ask him! He will be more than willing to tell you what to do with it. Trust me :gj:
Re: Flex watt heat tape buzzing?
I may be totally wrong here but recently I set up a qt tub and put the tub on top of a metal grating of sorts - I quickly learned that the metal was interacting with the heat tape - every time I touched anything it would malfunction my Helix - I believe it was some sort of current between the heat tape and the conductivity of the metal - try using something less conductive like wood. I ended up putting my tub on a glass - it worked fine after that.
Just my thoughts.