I am going to discuss this with my brother this week end.. I believe there is same type tape that is made for high capacity in that it heats water.. an inline water heater.. When I worked at the plumbing shop some 12 yrs ago for a summer I seem to recall someone having this installed for a basement bathroom that was not attached to house water heater.. There was a shower and sink in the bathroom.. that stuff may be more costly than my needs though.. and maybe my memory is a bit faulty.. I'll talk to my brother though.. see what he can think of.. he is in construction, plumbing and heating/ac and can get lots different house products at cost for me..
Maybe he knows of some other product that can achieve the effect I want and still not cost me an arm and leg to do it..
Andi,, If I can't find any thing else I'll go with taping the lights to the side.. that sounds like a good idea!!! Just might do that any way.. But I'll still discuss other means with my brother.. and report my findings back..

Thanks for all the wonderful input!!!

Gina *BabyBlue*

Sorry for others out there, but the last soil heating cables have been commited!

JoeReal wrote:

Most soil heating cables have a built-in thermostat set at 74 deg F. If anyone is interested, I have quite a couple soil heating cables extra after cleaning my garage. They normally retail for $12-$36 depending on length. I guess I could sell mine for $5 per heating cable (unopened) that I can find. And for the used one I sell them for $2 each (will make sure it works) plus shipping and handling. They all have thermostat set at 64-74 deg F, and these are fixed. They are all between 6 ft to 18 ft long. If no one wants it here, it will be gone to garage sale next week. Just PM me if interested.