Quote Originally Posted by ShockBunny View Post
Very interesting thread, I'm a bit of a worrier so this has been on my mind a lot lately.

I'm looking into building my first rack and using flexwatt for the first time. The current plan is to wire up a strip of heat tape for each shelf separately using a cut-off extension cord for each strip. Then plug all of the cords into a power strip, power strip into the thermostat, and thermostat into my hydrofarm as a backup. Is that too many plugs plugged into too many things?

It seems easier to me than running the tape in parallel, but does adding that powerstrip into my "line" of plugs make things more dangerous? I know next to -nothing- about this sort of stuff. XD
Mine are wired in parallel. I would not want that many plugs myself. Make sure you get the plastic clips to go over the metal Flexwatt connectors, electrical tape on the opposite end to avoid exposed connections and cover with aluminum tape. Personally I am looking to abandon belly heat but I have a dedicated building I can control and prior experience keeping snakes this way.