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Paraffin Heater
Voyagerxp
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I've just brought a Valor Viceroy 151 MK2 paraffin heater for the greenhouse, cost £10 from facebook sale page which is a bargin i think but need some help with it. I've only started to get into growing plants for my garden and never used a paraffin heater. On the heater there is a sticker that says the flame should be blue but mine when lit is blue and yellow. Is this normal or is there something else i need to do.
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I used a paraffin heater for several years and was quite satisfied with it. You can try turning down your wick a little bit, that usually helps to control the colour of the flame.
Voyagerxp dont want to rain on your parade
Febuary the weather should start heating up no need for heater 
unless you are growing tropical plants that need the heat
otherwise i wouldint use it unless the temp drops below minus 5 thats for all plant ranges 
if your heater brings up temp a couple of degrees that aint a bad thing 
New to gardening and greenhouses Wills, i have the heater on low and this morning it was freezing outside but 9-10 inside. Just thought it would be good to keep the greenhouse frost free.
Greenhouses can be as cold as the outside, so a heater is still needed until April. Worst thing is to have lots of seedlings going and you get a late frost that kills them - has happened to me. I also use a paraffin heater as my GH is too far from my house for electricity. I only put it on when below -2C is forecast.