• Hello!

    Either you have not registered on this site yet, or you are registered but have not logged in. In either case, you will not be able to use the full functionality of this site until you have registered, and then logged in after your registration has been approved.

    Registration is FREE, so please register so you can participate instead of remaining a lurker....

    Please be certain that the location field is correctly filled out when you register. All registrations that appear to be bogus will be rejected. Which means that if your location field does NOT match the actual location of your registration IP address, then your registration will be rejected.

    Sorry about the strictness of this requirement, but it is necessary to block spammers and scammers at the door as much as possible.

Animal Plastics/Flexwatt Question (TripleMoonsExotic??)

Nanci

Nanci

Alien Lover
Does anyone have an Animal Plastics rack with Flexwatt instead of heat cable? Do you have a picture of how it is installed? Do you prefer it to heat cable? Now AP is giving me a choice. I feel like sticking with a known quantity, but since I have to run the thermostat ten degrees higher to account for the cable barely touching the bins, I am wondering if Flexwatt is better. But I want it to be as neatly installed as the cable, or I wouldn't want to switch.

Thanks,

Nanci
 
Knowing AP quality and workmanship, I'm sure it's installed neatly (though I don't have 1st hand experience). I have three racks of theirs with heat cable, two for corns, and one for the bps. All of them have to run several degrees higher to get good temps inside the tubs. Not a big deal for the corns, but for the bps, the cable has to run pretty hot for the inside temps to get warm, especially since the area of the cable is so small.

If I end up getting more, I'll definitely be getting the flexwatt option. Just my 2¢
 
Somebody was _just_ talking about an AP rack with Flexwatt in the last week or so, and I can't remember who...
 
Nanci said:
Somebody was _just_ talking about an AP rack with Flexwatt in the last week or so, and I can't remember who...
Click to expand...

I think it was Stephanie (TME) who was, she posted a hatchling rack that had flexwatt - I remember her mentioning that the heat cable didn't get warm enough for her. Though someone else might have talked about it too and I never saw that one, I'm sure she'll find this thread...
 
Good, I thought it was her. My bins are safe; they are the 66 qt 1758's which have not been discontinued!! I do plan to buy a fourth rack sooner rather than later, just in case, though. Then I'm done!!!
 
I'm not sure what sort of picture you're looking for, but this is what it looks like. There's sort of a "damn" routered out to stick the heat tape into.
 

Attachments

  • ap-rack-heat-tape.jpg
    ap-rack-heat-tape.jpg
    43.3 KB · Views: 115
This is what the cable looks like, in case anyone was wondering: (The slot at the top is for the thermostat probe, each shelf has one).
 

Attachments

  • Rack Two 006.jpg
    Rack Two 006.jpg
    225.7 KB · Views: 78
Where do you place your thermostats on the heat tape???

What type of tape do you use to tape the heat tape down???
 
Nanci said:
My bins are safe; they are the 66 qt 1758's which have not been discontinued!/quote]

Are you sure? I found the new 66qt latchable bins model 1757 at Target today and no 1758s in sight or a place for them on the shelf.
Click to expand...
 
Khaman said:
Nanci said:
My bins are safe; they are the 66 qt 1758's which have not been discontinued!/quote]

Are you sure? I found the new 66qt latchable bins model 1757 at Target today and no 1758s in sight or a place for them on the shelf.
Click to expand...

I agree with Khaman... I work at Target and all of the new sterilite we are getting in look like the latchable type... If you are talking about the same bins I'm thinking about they look almost the same as the old ones, except they are latchable... Maybe they will still fit...
Click to expand...
 
I've got the same rack, and didn't have any trouble finding the bins at Target. Bought them 3-4 months ago. Maybe I should buy up all they have now. I have enough for both racks (10) plus two extras..

I also have the cable installed and also have to run it a bit higher to keep temps up...
 
tom e said:
I've got the same rack, and didn't have any trouble finding the bins at Target. Bought them 3-4 months ago. Maybe I should buy up all they have now. I have enough for both racks (10) plus two extras.
Click to expand...

Tom, the tub issue has only been the past few weeks because the new line was just released.
 
TripleMoonsExotic said:
Tom, the tub issue has only been the past few weeks because the new line was just released.
Click to expand...

YIKES! I'd better get to my Target pronto, in hopes that there's some of the old ones left. Thanks for the heads up. It sure would suck to have one break and you can't get a replacement.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top