Quote Originally Posted by Hypnotic Exotic View Post
5) Never allow your tubs to rub on exposed heat strips. Always cover them completely with aluminum tape. Otherwise the protective plastic covering can rub off over time.
6) Use the plastic coverings over the heat strip clips. This prevents anything that conducts electricity from being exposed.
7) Secure your probes VERY well. I tape mine down with a ton of aluminum tape where they will not move, period. This tape is very heat resistant so it doesn't lose adhesiveness.
When making my racks, I tape in a wooden shim (Lowes or HomeDepot sell them for leveling doors and windows)This serves as a backstop for my tubs. They wont come in contact with the connector clips or push on the temp probes either. I also lay 3 layers of aluminum tape in the front and sides of my flex-a-watt so I have a "wear" surface.



Quote Originally Posted by Chris633 View Post
They also commented something along the lines of how not to put heat tape on a wooden rack and that metal doesn't burn. So it made me start thinking about whether going with a metal rack (eg ARS/Freedom Breeder) over plastic (eg RBI/Animal Plastics) would be a good idea from a fire prevention standpoint.
The tubs are still plastic and can burn and melt



I have been thinking for the past couple days on a sprinkler system for a snake/reptile room.
My worry with a sprinkler system is the potential to drown some of the collection. But if you have a "mini" roof over the racks then you could now be protecting the fire
Maybe design a rack with a built in system with nozzles directed away from the tubs. Then what would the costs be for such a system and how many people would install them due to cost??