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Originally Posted by nlspears
Okay, I have a couple of questions:
1. I may use the the plex or tileboard, so what to you mean by recess the melamine? Do you mean I need to dig into it?
2. Why would the flexwatt burn the melamine if put under the cage but not burn it if sandwiched under some plex or tileboard?
3. Would flex taped to the ceiling perform the same as a radient heat panel?
4. Would it be better to put the two 11'x2ft pieces of flex side by side and sandwitched under a bid piece of plex or tileboard, or put one piece on the floor of the cage and the other above it on the ceiling?
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1) yes, I use a Dremmel with a barrel sander attachment, does a nice even job and doesn't gouge. All your doing is making a small rut for the cord to sit in, and maybe the connector too.
2) The flexxwatt under the cage would have to be going full blast to even attempt to raise the temps inside the cage. 130-140 degrees will start to burn the surface. If you have it sandwiched, you will have the temps regulated to about 90-94 actual degrees, to get your 88 degrees cage temps. So its set cooler and wont burn.
3) its a similare construction, but I would assume a heat pannel has some sort of heat reflector in it to push more heat down. Remember that hot air RISES. So if it comes from the floor it will heat the air too.
4) see answer 3. No do not put a piece of flexwatt on the cieling.
