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kerrygirl · 15-09-2013, 08:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by David Hill

On 13/09/2013 19:04, Chris Hogg wrote:
On Fri, 13 Sep 2013 14:06:48 +0200, kerrygirl
wrote:

Chris Hogg;992072 Wrote:
On Thu, 12 Sep 2013 21:16:30 +0200, kerrygirl
wrote:
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I just received the vitopod today but I'm so disappointed, it will not
heat. has anyone come across this problem. The thermostat is reading
and
I can set it so it means there is power coming to it.-

Are you certain it's not heating? I ask, because propagators in
general are fairly low power, and only need to supply low levels of
heat, just enough to warm the soil by a few degrees above ambient, so
it may not be immediately obvious that it's working. They don't get
hot like a radiator or electric fire!
Chris

Gardening in West Cornwall overlooking the sea.
Mild, but very exposed to salt gales

Hi Chris,
Thanks for replying, I'm judging it against the Big Jumbo which I have.
I set it at 24oC last night, checked it this morning, still read 24 but
when I placed my hand on it, it was not warm.
I presume this is outside in a greenhouse/shed/whatever, in which case
if it's holding 24C overnight, it suggests it's working.
We brought it into the house just an hour ago put it in a dark cool room, set it at 30oC. It
got mildly warm but again I think not hot enough. Correct me if I'm wrong

But how warm is 'mildly warm'? Probably 30C. You really need to check
it with a thermometer, as Kay says.

Put a tray of damp compost in the thing, leave it for 12 hours and
measure the temp underneath the tray

Thank you all so much for helping. I did indeed put a tray of damp compost into it plus a thermometer and it is recording perfectly. It seems it needed to be put on full temperature for a few hours before it heated properly. Now at 20oC I can find what I call proper heat. Thank you all again.