Aspen depth?

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Originally Posted by littleindiangirl

Just remember that flexwatt cant be trapped without ventilation. The manufacturer suggest a 1/4" of room to let any hot spots dissipate to reduce fire hazards.

When we had a single tub in use, we got styrene (styron? not sure lol) foam board you can purchase from home depot, and made a little box that could go over the tub to help with heat distribution.

But, I will be the first to tell you that if you have to, putting a strip of heat tape down the length of the tub to help raise ambient is fine. Just make sure that it never gets too warm. You're only looking to raise it a few degrees.

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hmm...so do you think i should remove the insulation i have taped to the bottom of the tub?
And should i keep the flexwatt taped directly to the tub, or should i tape it on the insulation that i have taped down to board that the tub in sitting on?

Im really wanting to get these temps set asap so it will be all ready for my little guy come monday.

Thank you,
Mike~

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Originally Posted by Kaorte

Have you tried covering the top with a blanket or towel? Make sure not to cover any of the air holes though.

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I put a layer of that insulation on the top but that hasn't changed any temps :(


Thanks,
Mike~

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Originally Posted by MikeG

I put a layer of that insulation on the top but that hasn't changed any temps :(


Thanks,
Mike~

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Well, You've got me on this one. :/
Any way you can raise the temp of the snake room to like, 75*?

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Originally Posted by MikeG

hmm...so do you think i should remove the insulation i have taped to the bottom of the tub?
And should i keep the flexwatt taped directly to the tub, or should i tape it on the insulation that i have taped down to board that the tub in sitting on?

Im really wanting to get these temps set asap so it will be all ready for my little guy come monday.

Thank you,
Mike~

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The insulation would be better served over the top and sides. Yes the flexwatt can be taped to the bottom of the tub.

I would seriously consider the flexwatt on the cool end as well, with a dimmer that is plugged into the thermostat to keep the cool end around 77-82.

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Originally Posted by littleindiangirl

The insulation would be better served over the top and sides. Yes the flexwatt can be taped to the bottom of the tub.

I would seriously consider the flexwatt on the cool end as well, with a dimmer that is plugged into the thermostat to keep the cool end around 77-82.

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Thanks for that advice!! I think im going to order another 3" strip of flexwatt today and pick up a dimmer at walmart.

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Originally Posted by Kaorte

Well, You've got me on this one. :/
Any way you can raise the temp of the snake room to like, 75*?

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Well i just bought a small space heater from sears but i can tell already its going to be a huge overkill. and my "snake room" is like my livingroom/kitchen/everying haha, its a small appartment though.


So the flexwatt wont get to me untill wed. the latest and im going to be picking up my bp monday, will he be ok with the current temps? low 70's?

Thanks again everyone, its really appreciated:gj::gj::gj:

So i ordered another 3" strip. I also just got done taking the foil insulation off the bottom of the tub/flexwatt so its just now on the board that the tub is sitting on. Herpstat is at 98, hot side on bottom of tub is 91.8 so that did cool things down a little on the hot side, but not as much as i would have thought. Surprisingly enough, my cool side actually warmed up a little to, its now around 75*:rolleye2:

I'm going to try to get some pic's asap so everyone can see my foil tub LoL

...now i just have to wait for the flexwat...

Mike~

Some pic's of what im dealing with. (sorry for phone pic's..O and the insulation on top is just for now, need to clean it up...same for the table base lol)
O..and im going to be adding some fake plants to fill up some space.

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/122...4566900266.jpg

http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/537...4560510263.jpg

http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/965...4548580254.jpg

http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/163...4521330248.jpg

flexwatt is on opposite side of accurite, and the small pieces of tape on the top in last pic are covering up air holes for now, im trying to see if that will help with cool temp.......but its not lol

all advice is greatly appreciated!

Thanks,
Mike~