Lee Love on sun 22 oct 06
On 10/21/06, Fredrick Paget wrote:
> Here is my 2 bits worth . I think the heat tape is the best idea but
> it needs a wrap of something over it to insulate the exposed metal
> and let the heat spread out. I was thinking that bubble wrap would
> probably work held on with a little string or tape. The kind with
> small 1/4 inch bubbles.
If I recall correctly, there is foam insulation you can buy to wrap
around the heating tape. What I used on my outside spigot is
styrofoam wrapping paper that I cut into long strips for wrapping.
I remember in Minnesota, heaters that had a magnet and you
would just attach this to the oil pan. This would be easier to
install, but I don't think it would be as efficent.
I am replacing my hot water bottles that I used to use to
heat the inside of my throwing platform in the winter. I heated them
in a bucket on the wood stove. They have a low square table here in
Japan called a kotatsu. The modern ones have attached to the bottom
of the table top. A blanket is put between the table top and the
frame to keep the heat on you lab. I found one of these tables in
the shrine woods behind our house. Took the heater off with my Gerber
Multi-pliers and attached it under my seat in the throwing plaform
(away from any spashes.) Now I have "happy feet." I will still
heat up 2 liter bottles for the cats when it gets cold.
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Lee in Mashiko, Japan
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"Let the beauty we love be what we do." - Rumi
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