Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat
Growing => Growing in Greenhouses & Polytunnels => Topic started by: riggers24 on March 22, 2017, 20:39
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With the lovely seasonal weather we are currently enjoying, I'm thinking of a paraffin heater for the greenhouse but I'm unsure.
Can anyone recommend a good starter heater and what normal running time would I expect from the heater as I can't get to the allotment every night
Marc
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'Tis a shame your so far away, I have a couple, you could take your pick. Although well used, I've never used them.
Cheers Tony. :)
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I was given a superwarm 4 which was pretty good. It lifted the temp 1-2 deg at night (sometimes more). I was lighting it in the evening and distinguishing in the morning though. I'd be worried about leaving it on 24/7, may get far too hot in the daytime!
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I used two heaters for a number of years, the small local garage sold 20 lts of paraffin for £12, then it closed!
A local paint shop was the cheapest, 4 lts for £5.50 which was just about acceptable, then it closed!
The only place that then sold it was Blooms GC, only £8.99 per 4 lts, so I stopped heating the greenhouse, after all it only a pleasant hobby!
Was in the GC over the bank holiday, the paraffin in now only £9.99 per 4 lts!