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SEEK small heater for garden shed
Where in the UK can I get a small heater for my garden shed to keep
away the damp? I store some personal possessions there like clothes, books and so on. This means I don't want a heater which makes a smell - like paraffin. The shed is small (about 2m x 2m) so I don't need a powerful heater. There isn't enough room for a heating panel as big as this: http://snipurl.com/n76l |
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On Sun, 05 Mar 2006 11:03:45 GMT, Lucia X wrote:
Where in the UK can I get a small heater for my garden shed to keep away the damp? Try a greenhouse heater. -- Nigel M |
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"Lucia X" wrote in message ... Where in the UK can I get a small heater for my garden shed to keep away the damp? I store some personal possessions there like clothes, books and so on. This means I don't want a heater which makes a smell - like paraffin. The shed is small (about 2m x 2m) so I don't need a powerful heater. There isn't enough room for a heating panel as big as this: http://snipurl.com/n76l Would something like this do the job http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Main_Ind...ers/index.html |
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"Lucia X" wrote in message ... Where in the UK can I get a small heater for my garden shed to keep away the damp? I store some personal possessions there like clothes, books and so on. This means I don't want a heater which makes a smell - like paraffin. The shed is small (about 2m x 2m) so I don't need a powerful heater. There isn't enough room for a heating panel as big as this: http://snipurl.com/n76l Where have you looked ? Or have you! There are heaters available that look like a small tube and mount on the wall. Usually for a greenhouse, you have to use a bit of imagination as no one is going to package it up for you with "shed heater" on the side. |
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Lucia X wrote:
Where in the UK can I get a small heater for my garden shed to keep away the damp? I store some personal possessions there like clothes, books and so on. This means I don't want a heater which makes a smell - like paraffin. The shed is small (about 2m x 2m) so I don't need a powerful heater. There isn't enough room for a heating panel as big as this: http://snipurl.com/n76l You miss out the one important detail... does the shed have power? If so then you may find a small fan heater connected via a thermostat[1] is the simplest. That will allow you to set a minimum temperature below which you don't want it to fall (about 5 degrees ought to keep it damp free). [1] keep the heater set to its lowest power setting (say 1kW) and that way you will extend the life of the contacts in the stat! The alternative is to build/acquire a cupboard to put in the shed and only store sensitve stuff in that. A small tube heater (or even a light bulb) ought to keep that mositure free. -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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Lucia X wrote:
Where in the UK can I get a small heater for my garden shed to keep away the damp? I store some personal possessions there like clothes, books and so on. This means I don't want a heater which makes a smell - like paraffin. The shed is small (about 2m x 2m) so I don't need a powerful heater. There isn't enough room for a heating panel as big as this: http://snipurl.com/n76l sounds like an ideal application for a solar flat space heating panel. Would cost about the same as a new heater too. NT |
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Lucia X wrote:
Where in the UK can I get a small heater for my garden shed to keep away the damp? I store some personal possessions there like clothes, books and so on. This means I don't want a heater which makes a smell - like paraffin. The shed is small (about 2m x 2m) so I don't need a powerful heater. There isn't enough room for a heating panel as big as this: http://snipurl.com/n76l sounds like an ideal application for a solar flat space heating panel. Would cost about the same as a new heater too. I'd pay attention to whats going on under the floor too, thats a prime source of damp in sheds. NT |
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Lucia X wrote:
Where in the UK can I get a small heater for my garden shed to keep away the damp? I store some personal possessions there like clothes, books and so on. This means I don't want a heater which makes a smell - like paraffin. The shed is small (about 2m x 2m) so I don't need a powerful heater. There isn't enough room for a heating panel as big as this: http://snipurl.com/n76l Wouldn't a De-humidifier be better? If you have no electric to the shed consider this...Generator http://www.aldi.co.uk/ -- Sir Benjamin Midllethwaite |
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Martin wrote:
On Sun, 05 Mar 2006 16:55:49 GMT, "The3rd Earl Of Derby" wrote: Lucia X wrote: Where in the UK can I get a small heater for my garden shed to keep away the damp? I store some personal possessions there like clothes, books and so on. This means I don't want a heater which makes a smell - like paraffin. The shed is small (about 2m x 2m) so I don't need a powerful heater. There isn't enough room for a heating panel as big as this: http://snipurl.com/n76l Wouldn't a De-humidifier be better? If you have no electric to the shed consider this...Generator http://www.aldi.co.uk/ It's a chainsaw. He meant this one: http://uk.aldi.com/special_buys/productnl_102.html Good idea but a few /tiny/ flaws: It only has a runtime of 5.8 hours and then you have to fill it back up with petrol. The OP doesn't want her clothes etc to smell of damp so it's safe to assume she doesn't want them to smell of exhaust fumes neither. It only has an output of 720 Watts, not really enough for a fan heater, or a de-humidifier for that matter. It costs £60, plus the cost of a de-humidifier, plus £20 daily for petrol to keep it running all day...it would be cheaper to build an extension to the house. |
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Phil L wrote:
Martin wrote: On Sun, 05 Mar 2006 16:55:49 GMT, "The3rd Earl Of Derby" wrote: Lucia X wrote: Where in the UK can I get a small heater for my garden shed to keep away the damp? I store some personal possessions there like clothes, books and so on. This means I don't want a heater which makes a smell - like paraffin. The shed is small (about 2m x 2m) so I don't need a powerful heater. There isn't enough room for a heating panel as big as this: http://snipurl.com/n76l Wouldn't a De-humidifier be better? If you have no electric to the shed consider this...Generator http://www.aldi.co.uk/ It's a chainsaw. He meant this one: http://uk.aldi.com/special_buys/productnl_102.html Good idea but a few /tiny/ flaws: It only has a runtime of 5.8 hours and then you have to fill it back up with petrol. The OP doesn't want her clothes etc to smell of damp so it's safe to assume she doesn't want them to smell of exhaust fumes neither. It only has an output of 720 Watts, not really enough for a fan heater, or a de-humidifier for that matter. It costs £60, plus the cost of a de-humidifier, plus £20 daily for petrol to keep it running all day...it would be cheaper to build an extension to the house. Go eat you're rice crispies Phillip. Caravan in blackpool didn't last long... too cold was it?. -- Sir Benjamin Midllethwaite |
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The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
Go eat you're rice crispies Phillip. I've never eaten rice krispies. Caravan in blackpool didn't last long... too cold was it?. How long do you think a weekend is George? Clue: It's Friday and Saturday night, come back on Sunday, some of us do work you know. |
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On Sun, 05 Mar 2006 11:03:45 GMT, Lucia X wrote:
Where in the UK can I get a small heater for my garden shed to keep away the damp? I store some personal possessions there like clothes, books and so on. This means I don't want a heater which makes a smell - like paraffin. The shed is small (about 2m x 2m) so I don't need a powerful heater. There isn't enough room for a heating panel as big as this: http://snipurl.com/n76l Easiest and most economical thing to do IHMO is put your stuff in plastic storage containers or thick polythene bags with plenty of silica gel. A local removal firm or self storage place might be able to sell some bags of gel at a reasonable cost. The gel can be recharged in a low oven in summertime when damp isn't a problem. cheers, Pete. |
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