Protecting heat tape from sliding tubs and from metal shelf

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Originally Posted by qwerty53

What shelving you use??

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This style with the shelves deep enough we could slide a 54-qt Hefty tub in between the supports on the short side of the shelf, it may even have been this particular model. We used a hacksaw to cut the plastic support posts so that the underside of the shelf above the tub keeps the tub lid secure while still permitting the tub to slide in and out easily. Also the holes in the shelf allow air under the heat tape so it doesn't overheat, since the acrylic sheet is on top of the tape this was a concern.

We used two shelving units to create one six-tub rack and one two-tub quarantine rack. The downside to this rack style is the open sides. For the six level rack it didn't matter since it's in the snake room which is kept fairly warm compared to the rest of the house in the winter. I had to cover the QT rack with a blanket and put a hide over the heat tape, and then it stayed warm enough for the slithers.

The linoleum is a great idea. I was thinking using strips of adhesive backed padding or felt on the bottom of the tubs might also work.

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Originally Posted by Lizardlicks

The linoleum is a great idea. I was thinking using strips of adhesive backed padding or felt on the bottom of the tubs might also work.

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Thank you Lizardlicks. I do want to point out that my heat tape is not installed in the conventional direction we are all used to seeing. My tubs slide in and out in the illustrated direction. Anyone trying this would want their linoleum strips to run in the same direction the tubs slide.

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I've read a few people use painters tape (the blue kind) and as long as there is no creases in the tape it doesn't wear the tape down hardly at all over longer periods of time


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