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On Thu, 29 Dec 2005 15:02:11 +0000, Hugh Jampton
wrote: On Thu, 29 Dec 2005 14:45:03 GMT, wrote: I have a 3kw greenhouse fan heater but when we had the frost last time I was unhappy with its frost setting. The problem is that the heater switches on and the heater body warms-up so the thermostat switches the heater off. The problem is only the fan heater is now above freezing; the rest of the greenhouse is not! I have a Parasene electric greenhouse fan heater. When I bought my first one it acted like you say. I exchanged it but the second one acted in the same way. I exchanged it again and the third one worked fine and is still in use. Temperature here last night dropped to - 6° C and the heater kept the lowest temperature in the greenhouse to + 5° C set on the next setting to frost protection - it does not run continuously. I also have one of these. The thermostat isn't a true thermostat IMO, but seems to work like a combination of a thermostat and an energy regulator. A little of the warm air from the heater is diverted across the thermostat, which then cuts out before the body of the greenhouse gets up to temperature. But then in cold air the thermostat cools quickly and comes back on again. The colder the air, the quicker this happens. As the air temperature warms up, it takes longer for the thermostat to come back on again. I suppose it's meant to be a clever system, raising the g/h temperature gently without running the risk of overshooting or cooking anything, but give me a straightforward thermostat that holds a constant temperature, anytime. -- Chris E-mail: christopher[dot]hogg[at]virgin[dot]net |
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