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Here's what I do.
I attach the mat with sticky tape around the clear edges and push an enclosure upto it. That way you can take the enclosure away from the mat for feeding/maintenance/rehouse and then push it back upto it. I have 1 mat heating multiple enclosures. So only a part of the enclosure has the heat mat. Usually absolute a 3rd but it depends. All of the back has the insulation board though.
I use foil backed insulation board that's available from builders merchants. It's expensive but I just find it easier. Polystyrene or other insulation will work. Basically you want to make the enclosure the easiest place for the heat to disperse through.
I sit my probes under the mat if possible. With isolation board and polystyrene you can create a recess for the mat cable and the probe. Doing it this way makes sure the probe is always in 1 place and can't become unstuck or moved.
You might find you need to adjust your thermostat a little higher to get the temp you want with using this method but that's easy enough to do if you have to do that.
And that's it.
I attach the mat with sticky tape around the clear edges and push an enclosure upto it. That way you can take the enclosure away from the mat for feeding/maintenance/rehouse and then push it back upto it. I have 1 mat heating multiple enclosures. So only a part of the enclosure has the heat mat. Usually absolute a 3rd but it depends. All of the back has the insulation board though.
I use foil backed insulation board that's available from builders merchants. It's expensive but I just find it easier. Polystyrene or other insulation will work. Basically you want to make the enclosure the easiest place for the heat to disperse through.
I sit my probes under the mat if possible. With isolation board and polystyrene you can create a recess for the mat cable and the probe. Doing it this way makes sure the probe is always in 1 place and can't become unstuck or moved.
You might find you need to adjust your thermostat a little higher to get the temp you want with using this method but that's easy enough to do if you have to do that.
And that's it.