dikyenfo Posted December 17, 2010 Share Posted December 17, 2010 If you are on mains or have an inverter with a reliable re-charge system then staying in extremely cold conditions will inevitably lead to icing up if steps are not taken. I have tried out this cable from QVS and it does what it says on the tin. When fitted as suggested its totally waterproof and there are 3 power ranges available by the metre length to suit. 10/20/30/watts per M. I have got the end of a pipe dripping over the end and it totally prevents icing. This should help those who are living in the Alps or anywhere cold and the website is www.qvsdirect.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Kirby Posted December 17, 2010 Share Posted December 17, 2010 Sorry Alec, can't find the actual product. Could you "sharpen" the link, please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scramblers Posted December 17, 2010 Share Posted December 17, 2010 Brian Kirby - 2010-12-17 6:41 PM Sorry Alec, can't find the actual product. Could you "sharpen" the link, please? Hi Brian, Try this link http://www.qvsdirect.com/Trace-J-Self-Regulating-Heating-Cable-pr-16688.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooper Posted December 17, 2010 Share Posted December 17, 2010 I did indeed go on a course on this type of product, many years ago, it is indeed a good product, used in industry a lot. Some are self regulating , only putting out enough heat as necessary according to temperature Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest peter Posted December 17, 2010 Share Posted December 17, 2010 If I remember correctly there was a discussion on this a few weeks back and I posted a couple of links to this product as the company I worked for (Raychem, actually make it, mostly for use on railway points) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Kirby Posted December 17, 2010 Share Posted December 17, 2010 scramblers - 2010-12-17 6:52 PM Brian Kirby - 2010-12-17 6:41 PM Sorry Alec, can't find the actual product. Could you "sharpen" the link, please? Hi Brian, Try this link http://www.qvsdirect.com/Trace-J-Self-Regulating-Heating-Cable-pr-16688.html Now I understand! From the string title I thought it was a self heating mains hook up cable, which seemed a bit odd! It's a trace heating cable for water/drain pipes. Goddit! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhorsf Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 this is used on oil feed pipes from storage tanks as the oil is like tar when cold they work very well and last years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 You can obtain 12V 'anti-frost' cable and one USA-marketed version would seem to be particularly suitable for motorhomes. http://www.heatline.com/transport.htm I couldn't find a UK Heat-Line vendor, but it's possible that 12V soil-warming cable would work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 The best tape heaters have a PTC (positive temperature coeficient) resistive element so are self regulating. I don,t think soild warming kit has got to this stage or elegance yet. The last soil warming I was involved with was a semi commercial greenhouse where umpteen metres of plastic covered galvanised garden wire, about 14 SWG was burried in the beds and were connected to a hunky 24 volt (but variable) low voltage transformer. C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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