Greenhouse heaters
 

I seem to be constantly buying and wiring up greenhouse heaters, came home
this afternoon and it's lucky I had a new spare in the garage. OK they do
outlast the guarantee but not by much.
Anyone found an electric greenhouse heater that I can wire into a separate
thermostat that lasts more that a couple of winters? Preferably not one that
costs a fortune as some I've seen.


-- Regards
Bob Hobden
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from the W.of London. UK

Greenhouse heaters
 

On 14/11/2013 16:56, Bob Hobden wrote:
I seem to be constantly buying and wiring up greenhouse heaters, came
home this afternoon and it's lucky I had a new spare in the garage. OK
they do outlast the guarantee but not by much.
Anyone found an electric greenhouse heater that I can wire into a
separate thermostat that lasts more that a couple of winters? Preferably
not one that costs a fortune as some I've seen.


-- Regards
Bob Hobden
Posting to this Newsgroup
from the W.of London. UK


I have a couple of these from Machine Mart that I have used for a couple
of years,
http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/pr...l-metal-heater
I don't use them with a thermostat but with a time clock to come on at
certain times in the night if needed, together with a couple of Gas heaters.
David

Greenhouse heaters
 

"David Hill" wrote

Bob Hobden wrote:
I seem to be constantly buying and wiring up greenhouse heaters, came
home this afternoon and it's lucky I had a new spare in the garage. OK
they do outlast the guarantee but not by much.
Anyone found an electric greenhouse heater that I can wire into a
separate thermostat that lasts more that a couple of winters? Preferably
not one that costs a fortune as some I've seen.

I have a couple of these from Machine Mart that I have used for a couple of
years,
http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/pr...l-metal-heater
I don't use them with a thermostat but with a time clock to come on at
certain times in the night if needed, together with a couple of Gas
heaters.


Certainly look robust, is the case stainless steel?
--
Regards. Bob Hobden.
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Greenhouse heaters
 

On 14/11/2013 18:27, Bob Hobden wrote:
"David Hill" wrote

Bob Hobden wrote:
I seem to be constantly buying and wiring up greenhouse heaters, came
home this afternoon and it's lucky I had a new spare in the garage. OK
they do outlast the guarantee but not by much.
Anyone found an electric greenhouse heater that I can wire into a
separate thermostat that lasts more that a couple of winters? Preferably
not one that costs a fortune as some I've seen.

I have a couple of these from Machine Mart that I have used for a
couple of years,
http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/pr...l-metal-heater
I don't use them with a thermostat but with a time clock to come on at
certain times in the night if needed, together with a couple of Gas
heaters.


Certainly look robust, is the case stainless steel?
No, enamel

Greenhouse heaters
 

On 14/11/2013 17:58, David Hill wrote:
On 14/11/2013 16:56, Bob Hobden wrote:
I seem to be constantly buying and wiring up greenhouse heaters, came
home this afternoon and it's lucky I had a new spare in the garage. OK
they do outlast the guarantee but not by much.
Anyone found an electric greenhouse heater that I can wire into a
separate thermostat that lasts more that a couple of winters? Preferably
not one that costs a fortune as some I've seen.


-- Regards
Bob Hobden
Posting to this Newsgroup
from the W.of London. UK


I have a couple of these from Machine Mart that I have used for a couple
of years,
http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/pr...l-metal-heater
I don't use them with a thermostat but with a time clock to come on at
certain times in the night if needed, together with a couple of Gas heaters.
David

FWIW, I've been using bog standard fan heaters for years as greenhouse
heaters. They have always been connected via an ELCB, and are the
"flat" types that can't be kicked over. They seem to last years - I've
never had an element burn out, just a thermostat become inoperative
once. I've had a fan get stuck on occasion, but that was usually easily
fixed by a squirt of WD40.

I've often wondered about using a ceramic-element fan heater instead,
but the old heaters just seem to go on and on.

I would say that I started off using an upright type with built-in
oscillation, but the latter failed after a few months, and the thing was
easily knocked over. So now I use a non-oscillating fan heater
controlled by an external thermostat set at 1 - 2°C, in the coldest part
of the greenhouse. Just behind the heater I use a small (7")
oscillating fan which operates continuously winter and summer. I once
had one of these work without stopping (other than for power cuts) for
over 8 years!

--

Jeff

Greenhouse heaters
 

On 14/11/2013 16:56, Bob Hobden wrote:
I seem to be constantly buying and wiring up greenhouse heaters, came
home this afternoon and it's lucky I had a new spare in the garage. OK
they do outlast the guarantee but not by much.
Anyone found an electric greenhouse heater that I can wire into a
separate thermostat that lasts more that a couple of winters? Preferably
not one that costs a fortune as some I've seen.

I had a Parwin 3K in the GH at our last place, it was very reliable.

http://parwinheatersuk.imcompany.co..../About_Us.html

Janet.

Greenhouse heaters
 

"Janet" wrote ...


, Bob Hobden wrote:
I seem to be constantly buying and wiring up greenhouse heaters, came
home this afternoon and it's lucky I had a new spare in the garage.
OK
they do outlast the guarantee but not by much.
Anyone found an electric greenhouse heater that I can wire into a
separate thermostat that lasts more that a couple of winters?
Preferably
not one that costs a fortune as some I've seen.

I had a Parwin 3K in the GH at our last place, it was very reliable.

http://parwinheatersuk.imcompany.co..../About_Us.html

Unfortunately it says on their site... "We are sorry to advise that we have
currently stopped the manufacture of new heaters" and from the reasons given
it would appear they will not be making any more.
I can only imagine the cost of one of their Heater + Stat packages is too
much for the market.

--
Regards. Bob Hobden.
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Greenhouse heaters
 

On Thu, 14 Nov 2013 16:56:14 -0000, "Bob Hobden"
wrote:

I seem to be constantly buying and wiring up greenhouse heaters, came home
this afternoon and it's lucky I had a new spare in the garage. OK they do
outlast the guarantee but not by much.
Anyone found an electric greenhouse heater that I can wire into a separate
thermostat that lasts more that a couple of winters? Preferably not one that
costs a fortune as some I've seen.



I use a domestic fan heater with a built in thermostat. It is set to
about 10 degrees C. Before the greenhouse it was running in my fish
house fro about 20 years so a relatively dry greenhouse is no problem.
Steve

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Greenhouse heaters
 

"Stephen Wolstenholme" wrote

"Bob Hobden" wrote:

I seem to be constantly buying and wiring up greenhouse heaters, came home
this afternoon and it's lucky I had a new spare in the garage. OK they do
outlast the guarantee but not by much.
Anyone found an electric greenhouse heater that I can wire into a separate
thermostat that lasts more that a couple of winters? Preferably not one
that
costs a fortune as some I've seen.



I use a domestic fan heater with a built in thermostat. It is set to
about 10 degrees C. Before the greenhouse it was running in my fish
house fro about 20 years so a relatively dry greenhouse is no problem.

My problem is I also grow a few orchids so the humidity is highish which
tends to rot stuff. I would have thought that heaters advertised as
Greenhouse Heaters would be made to cope with greenhouse conditions but it
appears not so.

I used to be into tropical fish too, had 5 largish tanks at one time and
bred a few species just for the fun of it.
--
Regards. Bob Hobden.
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Greenhouse heaters
 

On 15/11/2013 12:24, Bob Hobden wrote:
"Stephen Wolstenholme" wrote

"Bob Hobden" wrote:

I seem to be constantly buying and wiring up greenhouse heaters, came
home
this afternoon and it's lucky I had a new spare in the garage. OK
they do
outlast the guarantee but not by much.
Anyone found an electric greenhouse heater that I can wire into a
separate
thermostat that lasts more that a couple of winters? Preferably not
one that
costs a fortune as some I've seen.



I use a domestic fan heater with a built in thermostat. It is set to
about 10 degrees C. Before the greenhouse it was running in my fish
house fro about 20 years so a relatively dry greenhouse is no problem.

My problem is I also grow a few orchids so the humidity is highish which
tends to rot stuff. I would have thought that heaters advertised as
Greenhouse Heaters would be made to cope with greenhouse conditions but
it appears not so.

I used to be into tropical fish too, had 5 largish tanks at one time and
bred a few species just for the fun of it.

Have you thought of Gas from cylinders (Large red ones)?
These heaters have a thermostat built in and are good, I use several in
conjunction with electric heaters
http://www.greenhousepeople.co.uk/ca...s/gas-heaters/

David