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sticky tape for heating cable?
I need some of the sticky tape that you stick the heating cable to the floor with. it looks like duct tape but is only about 19mm wide.
Does anyone know where you can get it from? I need enough to do 450 linear meters.
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Re: sticky tape for heating cable?
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Re: sticky tape for heating cable?
Get mine from screwfix, about £2.50 a roll
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Re: sticky tape for heating cable?
i looked on there web site but could only see the 50mm wide roll do you get the smaller narrower roll from screwfix?
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Re: sticky tape for heating cable?
I would get a wide roll and cut it on my band saw.
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Re: sticky tape for heating cable?
could you cut me 10 rolls and post them to me Originally Posted by Sir Ramic 
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Re: sticky tape for heating cable?
thats the stuff I use but it tears easily along the length of the tape Originally Posted by peckers "Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes"
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Re: sticky tape for heating cable?
Wanna buy a band saw ? Originally Posted by peckers could you cut me 10 rolls and post them to meWall and floor tiler in the West Midlands, Dudley, Stourbridge. www.nptiling.co.uk
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Re: sticky tape for heating cable?
screwfix sell them too Originally Posted by Sir Ramic Sir Ramic likes this.
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Re: sticky tape for heating cable?
Just use the 50mm wide rolls and cut 19mm lengths off..
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Re: sticky tape for heating cable?
Originally Posted by Dave Just use the 50mm wide rolls and cut 19mm lengths off..
Great idea, i reckon if you tape it every 200mm thats only 2250 pieces of tape to cut!
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Re: sticky tape for heating cable?
Down here in NZ we the underfloor heating guys use a hot glue gun, tried it myself works a treat.
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Re: sticky tape for heating cable?
I use a hot glue gun, quicker and a lot easier.
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Re: sticky tape for heating cable?
that is too easy,,,,there has to harder way... Originally Posted by Dave Just use the 50mm wide rolls and cut 19mm lengths off..Plastering & Tiling Solutions.
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Re: sticky tape for heating cable?
Doesnt the heat from the glue damage the cable....?
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