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Solar Greenhouse Heaters
Does such a thing exist? I've seen one site listing them, but not
instock. I suppose you could make one somehow. My friend is not keen to use parafin as we do, but has no electricity that far along the garden. -- Gemini Bioscapes Plants & more on Ebay http://tinyurl.com/hi6g |
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Solar Greenhouse Heaters
GemBio wrote:
Does such a thing exist? I've seen one site listing them, but not instock. I suppose you could make one somehow. If you add thermal mass (usually water) to the north side of your greenhouse, this will absorb heat during the day and release it at night. Google "solar greenhouse" for more details. Tom |
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Solar Greenhouse Heaters
Tom, I'm well aware of thermal mass heating. However I can't see my
friend having that setup in the garden. Could be an idea for something else tho. Thanks JW Tom wrote: GemBio wrote: Does such a thing exist? I've seen one site listing them, but not instock. I suppose you could make one somehow. If you add thermal mass (usually water) to the north side of your greenhouse, this will absorb heat during the day and release it at night. Google "solar greenhouse" for more details. Tom -- Gemini Bioscapes Plants & more on Ebay http://tinyurl.com/hi6g |
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Solar Greenhouse Heaters
On Sat, 23 Feb 2008 22:07:50 +0000,
(GemBio) wrote: Tom, I'm well aware of thermal mass heating. However I can't see my friend having that setup in the garden. Could be an idea for something else tho. Thanks Didn't the chap with the twirly tache in devon have a solar sink in his greenhouse? remember seeing one somewhere on TV anyway... JW Tom wrote: GemBio wrote: Does such a thing exist? I've seen one site listing them, but not instock. I suppose you could make one somehow. If you add thermal mass (usually water) to the north side of your greenhouse, this will absorb heat during the day and release it at night. Google "solar greenhouse" for more details. Tom -- http://www.orderonlinepickupinstore.co.uk Ah fetch it yourself if you can't wait for delivery http://www.freedeliveryuk.co.uk Or get it delivered for free |
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Solar Greenhouse Heaters
Tom wrote:
GemBio wrote: Does such a thing exist? I've seen one site listing them, but not instock. I suppose you could make one somehow. If you add thermal mass (usually water) to the north side of your greenhouse, this will absorb heat during the day and release it at night. Google "solar greenhouse" for more details. Tom "Mogga" wrote in message ... On Sat, 23 Feb 2008 22:07:50 +0000, (GemBio) wrote: Tom, I'm well aware of thermal mass heating. However I can't see my friend having that setup in the garden. Could be an idea for something else tho. Thanks Didn't the chap with the twirly tache in devon have a solar sink in his greenhouse? remember seeing one somewhere on TV anyway... JW Not from the moustache bloke, but http://www.hobby-greenhouse.com/FreeSolar.html Jenny |
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Solar Greenhouse Heaters
Mogga wrote:
Didn't the chap with the twirly tache in devon have a solar sink in his greenhouse? remember seeing one somewhere on TV anyway... Dick Strawbridge? Yes he made a solar sump/sink filled with broken glass and blew hot air down through it IIRC. Tom |
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On Sun, 24 Feb 2008 08:28:13 -0000, "Tom" wrote:
Mogga wrote: Didn't the chap with the twirly tache in devon have a solar sink in his greenhouse? remember seeing one somewhere on TV anyway... Dick Strawbridge? Yes he made a solar sump/sink filled with broken glass and blew hot air down through it IIRC. Tom That's the chap. They have a forum on their site http://www.itsnoteasybeinggreen.org/...forum.php?f=24 -- http://www.orderonlinepickupinstore.co.uk Ah fetch it yourself if you can't wait for delivery http://www.freedeliveryuk.co.uk Or get it delivered for free |
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Square black water containers under the staging (the larger the better) should act as a good thermal heating mass, but of course only effective when the sun shines, so on the days when it's dull and miserable and then clears for the night it may not be effective just when you need it.
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