Quote Originally Posted by Zuma22 View Post
I am currently trying to figure out how best to wire my heat tape...i LOVE this idea. I assume it works well for you or you wouldn't have posted? Can you share what kind of wire you used and what kind of connectors?

I'd also love to see how you connected each piece of heat tape. I bought connectors yesterday from Radio Shack that look nearly identical to yours, but then the guy there told me they couldn't handle 120 V, so I'm back to square one and a little confused, but I'm really loving your idea...

Also, where'd you get the project box?
The wire I used is just your standard extension cord. The connectors I have had for a long long time I think I had them left over from when I was in the army. The heat tape is just soldered.

I don't know about the connectors from radio shack because I haven't looked at them. But the ones that look like mind that I have found at Home Depot are rated for 600 volts. The project box I got from Radio shack.

I will say some people at radio shack can be helpful. Others have no clue what they are talking about. I know I went there to get things to put together my STC-1000 thermostat and one of the people working there kept asking me all kinds of questions. This was the finish product of that project.