Water Bottle laying directly on heat tape ?? If Yes that's very bad Idea...

I learned that with my chest cooler incubator..

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They accumulate way too much heat and radiate it back...

I've solved it by lifting it over inch and half above heat tape and blowing air directly on heat tape (sucking air with ambient temp and blowing in on heat tape warming it more gently and evenly)...