Quote Originally Posted by Pickenprod View Post
Hey err'one,

I am attempting to buy some Flex Watt heat tape, but I'm a little confused...
I know it's possible to wire up several segments in parallel: http://www.beanfarm.com/heating/Flexwatt_parallel.pdf

However, I have a question... can this be done using only the 6-foot electrical cord supplied with the tape? By this I mean, once I separate the two sides of the wire (joined by plastic), can I remove the plastic coating from the end, join that up to the first bit of Flex Watt. Then take off some plastic from the middle of the cord and wire that up to the second strip of Flex Watt?
Sorry if this is confusing, but if you look at the pdf above I think you'll understand what I'm getting at.
Thanks in advance!
yes you can this is how I have my PVC "rack" Wired. I didn't get any wires supplied with my PVC. I just used a generic extension cord from walmart. As long as it handles more wattage than is being put through it, it's fine. I think the extension cord I am using is good up to 1600 watts and it was the cheapest one. More than enough.. cheers.