After seeing Greg Wormalds "satay stick" mat in the "show us your tampers" thread I decided to see what I could find to suit my VBM (satay stick brown doesnt match my decor) and found a silicone heat mat, (bright red to match my yet to be aquired AFC cups and a nice contrast to the grey)
The mat has been trimmed to fit, but now the question of the 28 hole-punch size holes in the metal, are they just cosmetic and can they be covered or do they provide ventilation to the innards and would cause problems if they were blocked by a nice thick layer of scratch-proof silicone heat mat?
It would be a pain to do,but the holes can probably be done with a leather punch, just trying to save a visit to father in law (for the punch and 10th lesson on how to use it [smiley=angry.gif]) I have thought about cutting the strips out, but it wouldnt leave much in between and what was left probably wouldnt sit quite right.
Any thoughts?
The mat has been trimmed to fit, but now the question of the 28 hole-punch size holes in the metal, are they just cosmetic and can they be covered or do they provide ventilation to the innards and would cause problems if they were blocked by a nice thick layer of scratch-proof silicone heat mat?
It would be a pain to do,but the holes can probably be done with a leather punch, just trying to save a visit to father in law (for the punch and 10th lesson on how to use it [smiley=angry.gif]) I have thought about cutting the strips out, but it wouldnt leave much in between and what was left probably wouldnt sit quite right.
Any thoughts?

, but IMHO it would get way too hot in there, contributing to early elec component failure, not sure if condensation would also be an issue........the water tank would get REALLY warm, and i would at the very least your cups wouldnt get too warm either
i.....just.....cant! way too anal to scratch my cup warmer!
) as increased heat inside the case would cause the boiler to cycle slower (less heat loss!) and this would probably equalise to much the same temperature overall. Any water in the heated air would be nice to vent though.
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