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rotor
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 Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 4:13 pm Post subject: Keeping the wiring tidy and electric heaters! |
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Firstly, just wondering what you guys use to keep your wiring tidy... I am looking for some gismo/junction box that will allow for say 8 heat-mat cables to go in and 1 mains cable to come out... I am trying to avoid loads of plugs and extension leads all over the place!
Secondly, I am looking for an electric heater for my 5m x 5m snake room. The room is very well insulated and I suspect the heat-mats and ceramics will keep the temperature at a reasonable level but wanted to use a reliable thermostatically controlled heater to top up the ambient when and if required.
Any tips would be most welcome...
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Can't help on the cables as mine are a mass of tangled wires  I guess you can buy some neat junction boxes from a good electrical shop, just tell them what you want to use it for and they will show you what you need.
As for the heater, I used to use an oil filled radiator it worked great.
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| Scott W wrote: | Can't help on the cables as mine are a mass of tangled wires I guess you can buy some neat junction boxes from a good electrical shop, just tell them what you want to use it for and they will show you what you need.
As for the heater, I used to use an oil filled radiator it worked great. |
Thanks Scott
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Not much interest in this thread but I thought I would update it anyway.
After a lot of research it appears that the most efficient electric heater I can find is a German system that effectively works in the same way as a wet gas or oil fired central heating system.
Here is the link for anyone interested. http://www.heatandcool.co.uk/
They are quite expensive £475 delivered (2000W model) but they do come with a 30 year guarantee and if the write up on cost savings are true then I think this would be money well spent!
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