dampp chaser installation question

[Andrew & Rebeca Anderson]

I sure wouldn't.  It gets rather hot to touch.  It might take time to melt, 
decay, but that is the point of the system.  Pull it off and use the left 
over twist ties, screws & clips to do a better job.  I would call it a fire 
hazard.

Andrew


At 07:42 AM 7/14/2004 -0400, you wrote:
>Hello all!
>
>Just last week I saw a dampp chaser installation I hadn't done. The
>person tied the heater bar electrical wire to the dehumidifier rod. It
>sure looked neater than my usual "let's shove all those wires in and
>just make sure they don't touch the strings". Now, my question is:
>Could the heater bar (50 watts) become hot enough to melt the plastic
>wire covers and cause problems?
>
>I'd like to see my installations get better looking (Who's going to
>look anyway), but I'm concerned about safety.
>
>Thanks
>
>Marcel Carey
>2852 Dussault
>Rock Forest  QC
>J1N 2V6
>(819) 564-0447
>mcpiano@videotron.ca
>
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