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THG Heat Tape Questions

Abby

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I've decided I want to switch all of my racks over to THG heat tape but can't help but notice that $4 seems like a lot of money for a few tiny pieces of metal and some fancy tape to connect the THG, especially when you need 20+ connections. I'd rather buy my own stuff, but I've found grommets to be one of the most frustrating things to track down online from a US seller. Neither of my local hardware stores sell small sizes of grommets. So I am finally coming to the forums in hopes ya'll can help :thumbsup:

If you have bought THG heat tape, what size are the grommets they come with OR you've bought on your own? Does it matter if they are 2 piece grommets (male and female pieces) or just the self backing 1 piece grommets? If you bought your own, where? I am thinking I need the 4mm size but I want to be sure. I'd appreciate any help.
 
Is the THG like flexwatt? The flexwatt connectors are $$ as well. I have been soldering all of my connections for many years and never had 1 fail. Even if you don't have the soldering gun, it is probably much less expensive to solder. If you want to know how I do it, let me know. Good luck.
 
I have found a place that sells a crimping tool and grommets. The grommets are refered to as size #1 or 5/16". Same size as the school hole punch i have. The pliers are $38 plus they give you a bag of 20 grommets free. Their grommets are $5 for 20 which is wayyyy better than reptile basics charge. Also found a company that sells 5/16" grommets for around 9 cents each so bought a few from them to compare to the other company. Here are the links:

http://www.mikesfalconry.com/Standard-Grommet-Pliers-size-1-grommets-5-16-dia-p/533.htm


http://www.sailrite.com/Grommet-Plain-5-16-1

I will be testing how well the connection is once i receive all the supplies.If this works then it will be a cheaper and just as effcient way as buying the sets and using electrical tape as the insulator like I do on the clips I buy from the bean farm.
 
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