Heat Tape

[Andy Clark]

In our '96 Pat, there's a heat tape installed by the factory that runs along the water pipe(s) from the front center end of the basement to below the water tank (so I've been told). There's a switch under the sink that activates it.
Question- is this heat tape thermostatically controlled? That is, can I leave it switched "on" and it will only activate at some preset low temperature? I just don't want to leave it powered up if it's going to run all the time.

Thanks

Andy

[Gerald Farris]

Andy,
None of the water line heat tapes that I have seen on a Beaver coach were thermostatically controlled.

Gerald

[Andy Clark]

Thanks, Gerald. I'll assume it's not. I'll plug it into one of those "ice cubes" that's "on" at 35deg and "off" at 45deg.

Thanks again.

Andy