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gwhit
at Sun Mar 20 06:08:48 2005 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by gwhit ]
Heat tape works fine as do heating elements and any NON-Radiant heat source when connected to a proportional thermostat. Using a proportional thermostat is the only way to go. Current trickles to the heat tape as as opposed to full on or full off with a analog thermostat. The proportional thermostat reduces the spikes in temps. As a final note I would strongly recommend including a fan run off a separate circut no matter what source of heat you use. Any fan will work, but a couple of the fans like those used in computers work well. Mount one toward the top and a second toward the bottom. Do NOT run the fan off the same circut as the heat souce with a proportional thermostat. The trickle current from the proportional thermostat can burn out the fan and is a fire hazard. Also the trickle current most often will not turn the fan fast enough to sufficiently circulate the air.
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