henny penny Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 Hi I'm thinking ahead to winter and would like to overwinter some stuff in the greenhouse and possibly start somethings offf early next year. i want to rig up some sort of heating to take the chill off the greenhouse particularly in the very cold months. Getting electricity to the greenhouse is difficult and I don't want to use a paraffin heater as the chickens run is right next to the greenhouse and i don't want to gas them with the fumes. I was wondering weather anyone had made their own Heath-Robinson device for this purpose? or had any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 What about a gas heater? no more fumes than a patio heater or gas BBQ with one of those Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 we have an old fashioned paraffin burner. Where we place it even if it turned over (how?) it would just burn itself out on soil so we consider it safe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperwife Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 we used a pillar candle in the greenhouse last winter the greenhouse is 6ft x 4ft and the pillar candle kept the chill out of the air (it actually got quite warm in there too ) it seemed to burn for ages too cathy x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henny penny Posted August 18, 2009 Author Share Posted August 18, 2009 Hi thanks for the replies - the fume from my paraffin heater waft over the hen house and i would be worried about the hens at night. ive not looked into a gas heater which could be a possibility- but quite like the idea of a pillar candle- how big a candle did you use couperwife and did you put it in a storm lantern thingy Did you put it on shelving or on the floor? We have an old ships type lantern and wonder wether i could find a long enough burning candle for it? and whether that would work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperwife Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 we used a pillar candle in a cereal bowl placed on the floor its about 8 inches high and 3 inches wide, you know the cheapy ones from the likes of morrisons just keep checking that its still on hope this helps cathy x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 I saw something on the tele yesterday, can't remember what its called, but you dig a hole in the ground, with a pipe coming out of it up to the top of the greenhouse, with a computer fan on the end. You then will the hole with anything insulating, bricks, tiles, insulation. and put a layer of soil on the top. During the day you have the fan sucking the hot air from the top of the greenhouse, to warm the insulation, then at night, switch the terminals on the battery so it sucks the warm air into the greenhouse. It was on a, its not easy being green programme, and they did it all for free with things they'd found and out of skips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenanne Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 Is also worth insulatign teh greenhouse itself - obviously you still need good light - but bubblewrap is good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
