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jfmoore
at Thu Jan 15 22:11:04 2004 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by jfmoore ]
Cito –
No, the 12” x 24” heat panel will not fit properly in your 48” model 422 Vision cage. But Bob at Pro products usually knows his stuff. Perhaps because you have been posting in three different forums here about heating your SIX foot Vision cage, is it possible there might have been some confusion in communication with him on the phone? That size panel would fit in the 72” x 36” Vision cage I believe you have.
Describe to Bob exactly what your situation is, your cage model, the temperature you want to achieve, and the actual range of ambient temperatures in the room where your cage will be installed. Make sure if the cage is going on the floor against an uninsulated exterior wall that you measure the temperatures there, not at head level next to the interior door, for instance. And bear in mind that a cage or stack of cages against an outside wall is going to trap that cold air behind them. In the depths of a cold winter, there will occasionally be spots that measure in the high 50’s on the floor behind my cages, whereas the rest of the room is in the high 70’s. Just plan for the worst case scenario when sizing your heat panels.
You would install the panel on the right side of your 4 foot cage and on the left side on your 6 foot cage. The backs of the panel are metal so, no, it doesn’t matter that there is a depression in the surface of the ceiling (that groove that runs from front to back). The panel will still be snugged up “flat” enough against the ceiling, even with the damn bowing that the bigger Vision cages are prone to.
-Joan
>>I'm also thinking about buying some heat panels from pro products and the guy recommended a 12"x24" one for my vision 422(4') The only place it would fit is on the side of the cage without the heat shroud but even there, there is no place where it could be completley flat. Is that a problem? Or is it ok for it to not be flat?
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RE: You mount it (or any brand) on the side OPPOSITE the heat shroud n/p - jfmoore, Thu Jan 15 22:11:04 2004