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

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.

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Nigel M

"Lucia X" wrote in message
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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

"Lucia X" wrote in message
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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.

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.

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Cheers,

John.

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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

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

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/
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Sir Benjamin Midllethwaite

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.