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Old 01-15-2013, 08:52 PM   #16 (permalink)
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Default Re: Anyone use heating cables?

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Originally Posted by designshark View Post
That's an idea too. but would it warm enough of the ground under and around to make a noticeable difference when the temps dip to 0 for a while. We've been below freezing here since Sunday night and the ground is starting to freeze again. Dark mulch with some insulation I think are best. Let the sun heat it up and hope the insulation material keeps it warm all night.
as warm as the heat tape gets I think it would do the job to keep a corm from freezing. The 70F on the heat cable is more like where you would want something to grow like starter plants. I had a heat tape half installed thawing out a friends frozen water pipe and it was working half way thru the install.. It was a good hand warmer as well. :^)
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