Re: Heat Tape was Regrigerator top
- Subject: Re: Heat Tape was Regrigerator top
- From: G* O*
- Date: Sat, 02 Mar 2002 16:26:10 -0800
Well of course you can do it, provided that the thermostat is only a
thermostat and not also an electrical transformer. I don't know how likely
that would be.
The downside is that the mat is going to be running 24/7, and potentially
make the soil much warmer than it should be. Keep a close eye on the soil
temperature (buy a cheap thermometer at the pharmacy if you have to do so.
I've sent this to the mallorn.com address, as that is where it seems to
have originated, and cc'd it to the hort.net address. I don't recall
having seen this come through before, so perhaps there is a wire crossed
somewhere? (It might be in my head.) My apologies to everyone if it comes
through twice.
Glider
At 02:02 PM 2/28/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>No guesses on this, eh? Well, I guess I'll wait a few more days for a
>response and then see what happens if I just plug it in!
>
>Thanks -Allan
>
>
>>Here's an embarassing question:
>>
>>While I'm waiting for the late started horse manure hot bed to
>>stabalize, I would like to start some seeds on my heat tape. Try as
>>I might, however, I cannot find the thermostat for the mat, only the
>>mat itself, which is happy to plug right into the wall.
>>
>>While I'm meditation on where I left the short stemmed soil
>>thermomenter last season, can someone tell me if there is any
>>potential at all of using this mat without the thermostat? I'm
>>certainly open to using layers of insulation between it and and the
>>flats.
>>
>>Of course, I don't want to burn out the mat or burn down the house!!
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