I installed a heat cable on my parents roof and plugged it in to test itI put my finger on it and could tell it was warm I was wondering how warm does something need to be for you to feel that it is warm With our body temperature being 98 degrees or something If I felt something at 98 degrees seems like that would burn me? Also with the heat cable being outside (80 degrees) wouldn't it have to be warmer than that to actually feel its warm?Second part is I'm trying to heat my one chromium wire to like 45 degrees(I only need it to melt snow) But I run electricity through itI can't feel it getting any warmerThen I realize room temperature (I assume the temperature of the wire) is already more then that?
try aluminum foil, plastic wrap, or go out to the toy store and buy some plastic fish toys (: good luck!
Skin temperature is a steady 85FYour electric blanket feels exactly right at exactly 85F, whatever the control has to be set at to reach that temperatureYour forearm is good for 110FThat is why mothers shake a drop of milk on their forearm before giving the bottle to BabyA thing is hot enough to cause pain at 140FA heat tape applied to a pipe doesn't have any distinctive feel except no iceYou need some insulation for the pipe, so ask the clerk at the hardware store how to be sure the whole setup is working rightMy first thought is some sort of a thermometerThose are cheap and you can stick one through the insulation and leave it there permanentlyYou're trying to melt snow on a roof? That is a rather heroic project! I think it's preferred to make the roof strong enough to take the weightIce sliding off a roof is not nice.
