Ok well I'm building a small rack. I will be capable of holding 4 16 qt tubs. Will build another one once they can get to a 32 qt tub. Also it will be having a 6 inch gap to the bottom (floor) as to not let the last tub be at floor level and get to cold. Wood is going to be melamine wood 3/4" and heating is belly heat flexwatt. Also as a side note the shelves will have a groove in them for the flexwatt. Now my question is which way should I put the flexwatt. The flexwatt will be in a continious S shape to just run 1 strand for the whole rack. But I'm wondering when I wrap it around should the flexwatt be on the outside of the rack or inside.
Original for reference:
Examples:
Outside
Inside:
If I run the outside no rubbing would occur but would look not so nice and might not warm as well.
The inside will allow belly heat and heat in the section the tub is in but I will be covering it up with aluminum tape so the flexwatt doesn't get damaged. Or I could groove it like the shelves and tape it as well. This seems to be the better solutions to be b/c if I go outside I will need to saw a slit in the wood to allow it to go outside the rack and then come back in again.
Thoughts?
Also can flexwatt be bent at a 90 degree angle? This is another factor in which way I put the flexwatt.
Last question, is there a prob with running the flexwatt like this instead of having 4 different belly heat spots?
PS room is around 70 degrees, I don't have a space heater will be heating with a lamp for extra warmth to get above 75, another reason for the inside flexwatt plan.
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