Snake Rack

[RobertJR]

This is my first rack I have a question about them.

1. There is 6 shelfs each with 3" heat tape and a plug for each one. I have 2 thermostat one is a Helix DBS-1000 and a Herpstat ND witch each can plug in 3 plugs. Now I have the Helix on the first 3 shelfs and the ND on the last 3 shelfs. the last 3 shelfs has 3 sizes on bins, so I get 90F if the on the smaller bins but the bigger bins are 85-86F.

So my question is how many heat strips could I plug in the Helix? all 3 plugs are be used, could I put a power bar and plug in 4 heat strip instead of 3? So I could could use the ND just for the bigger bins and set the temp higher and not affect the smaller bin that pug in there now.

[coldbloodaddict]

You can run up to 500 watts on a Helix...Use a Power Strip if you need to plug in more than 3 plugs to the thermostat.

[RobertJR]

You can run up to 500 watts on a Helix...Use a Power Strip if you need to plug in more than 3 plugs to the thermostat.

I picked up the rack used and the guy that I got it from doesn't remember the wattage of the heat tape. Its 3" heat tape how many different wattage is there is the 3"? The rack is 34" inside, so I would just have to ad each foot of tape, right to come up with the total wattage?

[RobertJR]

I just measured the tape and its acutely 4" heat tape. So what I could find online it 8 watts a foot flex watt heat tape. Do they make different wattage other then the 8 watts and I just can't find it?

[BPLuvr]

4" is 8 watts the other sizes are differant wattage.