Quote Originally Posted by dr del
Hi,

I got my test peice of flexwatt in the mail today.


Ye gods this stuff is amazing compared to the uth pads we have in europe - waaay more heating power.

What I wanted to ask was if it is ok for the tubs to slide directly across the flexwatt or will it wear through it quite quickly? I ask because I am definately going to have to use some on the cool side as well and was thinking of 2 peices 2' by 11" under a 3 foot long by 2 foot wide tub. One piece running back to front to provide the hot end and one running lengthwise to maintain the cools side temps of 82. (tubs being pulled out long side facing you)

also would I be best placing the cool side strip along the middle of the tub (where it will probably end up being under the water bowl somewhat) or along the back side with the front being an even cooler zone with the water bowl in it?

Trying to think of a clearer way of phrasing that last paragraph - should I place them in an "L" formation or a "T" formation on the shelf?

In some threads people said to router a 1/16th channel but if I try that I'm not going to have any shelf left.

I could possibly cover the whole shelf in sheet aluminium over the top of the flexwatt but I don't know how that would affect the thermal gradient or even if its safe to do that to flexwatt.

any advice?



dr del
I am in N Ireland and was thinking of Flexwatt - where did you purchase it from and is it safe to use with 240 V?

Thanks