now I'm working on putting it all together.
I ordered from The Bean Farm. I was pleasantly surprised when they sent me 7' of heat tape for the price of the 6' I ordered, and then didn't even charge me for shipping. A few days later, I ordered 16 of the crimp connectors. The package showed up today, with 32 connectors, 32 plastic insulator sleeves, and a Bean Farm catalog. They included an invoice that itemized everything, and it was $40 worth of stuff they gave me for $16 (including $6 shipping). The shipping cost was extra, because the package was over 2x the weight it would have been, but the extra shipping cost is still cheaper than paying for the extra connectors. I am very happy with Bean Farm, and will use them in the future.
I started out using the plastic insulators, but quickly decided that it will work better for my setup to use electrical tape instead.
Once I got the dimmer switch connected, the max temp was 98 degrees directly on the heat tape, 94 degrees inside the snake enclosures. Why have a dimmer? Cause everyone says to, I guess!

So anyways, does anyone need 32 plastic insulators for heat tape electrical connectors? Pay shipping and they are yours. I am not going to need them, and they didn't cost me anything, so they will probably go in the trash if no one needs them.
Here is a link to the Bean Farm page with a pic of them, if you don't know what I'm talking about. https://secure.ioncart.net/beanfarm/...ating+Supplies