I am new to the site and I need a tad of help, I have a 2 funnel greenhouse heater and here in Wales I find it quite useful but the problem I have is that the wick adjusters are sticking and hard to move (there is loads of wick left).
So will wd40 do the trick?? if not then any help will be appreciated.
It all depends on what and how many plants you want to overwinter in the greenhouse. If you only have a few plants in pots then you can build a tent with fleece above a bed with a soil warming cable in it. That would be very economical. But if you want to heat the whole greenhouse then a thermostatically controlled electric heater is the easiest. Again, depending on the size of your greenhouse, and the number and size of the plants, you could curtain off a bit of it and just heat that. After covering the glass in bubble wrap to help insulate it.
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Dai the Lawn, that happened with my 2 funnel paraffin heater, then it started making soot and I just couldn't adjust it properly so I bought another. Always a bit of hassle, but I didn't have an electricity supply to the GH. Then, some years ago, I met 2nd OH and he arranged an electricity supply and gave me a small heater. It's so much easier.
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I find the thermostat/frost stat on fan heaters are not very accurate. I turn mine up to full power, and control it through a separate thermostat plug. A separate max min thermometer verifies the temp range.
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Hi everyone hope that all is well.
I am new to the site and I need a tad of help, I have a 2 funnel greenhouse heater and here in Wales I find it quite useful but the problem I have is that the wick adjusters are sticking and hard to move (there is loads of wick left).
So will wd40 do the trick?? if not then any help will be appreciated.
Regards
Dai H
Just bought a greenhouse heater from Price Attack on Amazon, £13 and free delivery.
It all depends on what and how many plants you want to overwinter in the greenhouse. If you only have a few plants in pots then you can build a tent with fleece above a bed with a soil warming cable in it. That would be very economical. But if you want to heat the whole greenhouse then a thermostatically controlled electric heater is the easiest. Again, depending on the size of your greenhouse, and the number and size of the plants, you could curtain off a bit of it and just heat that. After covering the glass in bubble wrap to help insulate it.
Dai the Lawn, that happened with my 2 funnel paraffin heater, then it started making soot and I just couldn't adjust it properly so I bought another. Always a bit of hassle, but I didn't have an electricity supply to the GH. Then, some years ago, I met 2nd OH and he arranged an electricity supply and gave me a small heater. It's so much easier.
I find the thermostat/frost stat on fan heaters are not very accurate. I turn mine up to full power, and control it through a separate thermostat plug. A separate max min thermometer verifies the temp range.