Re: RESEND: Re: Heat Tape was Regrigerator top
- Subject: Re: RESEND: Re: Heat Tape was Regrigerator top
- From: A* B*
- Date: Sun, 3 Mar 2002 23:36:29 -0500
>Allan,
>
>Possibly the "ground screen" is hardware cloth (metal screen)
>normally placed over about 1/2 inch of moist sand over heating
>cables, to protect the cables from metal tools in a standard
>bottom heat propagation chamber. In this case, it has nothing to
>do with electrical grounding. Therefore, it would be unnecessary
>with a heat mat with flats, pots, etc. placed directly on top.
>
>Any insulation would go only below the mat to reduce heat loss.
>
>Allen Sylvester
Thanks, Allen. I do seem to remember that the original instructions
mentioned a ground screen. Hope I'm wrong! Allan
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