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Romania, Bucharest
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Review on πŸ”₯ Efficient 120V TOPDURE TDSF 3-feet Self Regulating Pre-assembled Pipe Heating Cable - Proven Performance and Easy Installation by Sidewinders Rains

Revainrating 4 out of 5

It works once you get the hang of it (no thanks to poor documentation).

My first impression was that the heat is controlled by a sensor at the end of the cable. So I put it in an ice bucket to see if the cord got really hot. It's not after 30 minutes. So I sent it back and got a replacement very quickly (3 days). To test this, this time I also dipped the part of the cord closest to the outlet (the part with the obvious protrusion) in ice. When I did that, it worked like a charm. 1 star deducted because of the horrible documentation that doesn't tell what part of the cable the temp sensor is on. At least the seller sent a replacement quickly.

Pros
  • 3W/ft at 50F Lower temperature, higher performance. ETL approved.
Cons
  • Low maintainability