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i hooked up 6 strips of heat tape parallel myself on a rack i built. the process itself was fairly simple (once u get the hang of it) but it's easy to mix-up the wires. make sure the wires from one end of one heat tape matches with the end on the second, third and so on. don't cross wires!

also make sure the heat tape is of the same size, length and manufacture to keep the wattage uniform so that u may run the whole set (if parallel/all connected) off the same thermostat.

once u get heat tape running, it works great!

Edit: also don't feel bad! u underestimated the height of the tub + heat pad but u know how to fix it now. lots of great advice here. :)

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Originally Posted by Tsanford

As JLC mentioned you can order heat tape from reptile basics. There is an option when ordering for them for them to finish off the ends for you.

Just measure the length of each shelf and add enough to reach down to the next shelf below. My 28 quart, 7 tall racks used 18 feet worth.

Id recommend 3" or 4". Just weave and use silver aluminum tape to hold it down. Your tubs should fit just fine!



EDIT: I didn't realize it was a closed rack... You may need to have someone help you with it. Put a small hole in the back corner of each shelf in order to wire individual heat tape pieces...

You may definitely need some help if your not that handy.

A lot of keepers loose their collections due to fire... Probably unsafe wiring...

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It's open in the back actually ^^ just has two thin pvc boards to keep tubs from going too far back

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Originally Posted by Ax01

i hooked up 6 strips of heat tape parallel myself on a rack i built. the process itself was fairly simple (once u get the hang of it) but it's easy to mix-up the wires. make sure the wires from one end of one heat tape matches with the end on the second, third and so on. don't cross wires!

also make sure the heat tape is of the same size, length and manufacture to keep the wattage uniform so that u may run the whole set (if parallel/all connected) off the same thermostat.

once u get heat tape running, it works great!

Edit: also don't feel bad! u underestimated the height of the tub + heat pad but u know how to fix it now. lots of great advice here. :)

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If I have a friend who is very good with electrical wiring, does it help any? ;)

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Yea, if you have a friend who is good with electrical then ask them to help you out. Once you see them wire it up you will know how to do it. You could run one strip of heat tape on the back of the rack if you wanted to do back heat, most people including myself do belly heat.