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Heating a greenhouse
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I have insulated my greenhouse with UV bubblewrap, and have a parafin greenhouse heater. I'm wondering if anyone else has this heating and if it smells really strong?. Theres no smoke from the heater but a strong whiff. Is this normal???? any comments appreciated. thanks Barbara from www.all-about-tomatoes.com |
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Heating a greenhouse
Be careful with those.
I wish I could insulate mine but I lost all the polycarbonate sheeting during the recent storms. -- I smile and go off waving (Amiably) - for that's my way Baal http://www.helden.org.uk "Red Tomato" wrote in message oups.com... Hi guys I have insulated my greenhouse with UV bubblewrap, and have a parafin greenhouse heater. I'm wondering if anyone else has this heating and if it smells really strong?. Theres no smoke from the heater but a strong whiff. Is this normal???? any comments appreciated. thanks Barbara from www.all-about-tomatoes.com -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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In message .com, Red
Tomato writes Hi guys I have insulated my greenhouse with UV bubblewrap, and have a parafin greenhouse heater. I'm wondering if anyone else has this heating Not anymore, but have had previously. Electric is so much nicer in many ways. and if it smells really strong?. Theres no smoke from the heater but a strong whiff. Is this normal???? Yep, pretty normal, paraffin is pretty smelly stuff. You say you've insulated the GH, have you left adequate ventilation. The heater of course need oxygen, but also produces lots of water vapour which can make it very damp in their without enough ventilation. -- Chris French |
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"chris French" wrote in message ... In message .com, Red Tomato writes Hi guys I have insulated my greenhouse with UV bubblewrap, and have a parafin greenhouse heater. I'm wondering if anyone else has this heating Not anymore, but have had previously. Electric is so much nicer in many ways. and if it smells really strong?. Theres no smoke from the heater but a strong whiff. Is this normal???? Yep, pretty normal, paraffin is pretty smelly stuff. You say you've insulated the GH, have you left adequate ventilation. The heater of course need oxygen, but also produces lots of water vapour which can make it very damp in their without enough ventilation. -- Chris French Also the vapour produced is heavier tham air so you must have adequate ventilation otherwise the vapour will sink back down and could be re-ignited by the heater flame!!!!!!! Result big bang and lots of shattered glass!!!!! Clive in Kent |
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