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Parafin heaters

  • 12-11-2014 8:28am
    #1
    kerosene
    Registered Users Posts: 461 ✭✭


    Has anyone ever used a parafin heater for a glasshouse/polytunnel? I saw them in woodies approx €35, are they worth it? My polytunnel is 6mx3mx2m. Would I need two of them? I was reading that this years winter is meant to be particullary harsh.


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  • #2
    lazybones32
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,647 ✭✭✭lazybones32


    What exactly are you growing that can justify such expense? (Can I have some?)

    Putting a heater into a plastic polytunnel doesn't seem like common sense to me but maybe the plastic won't melt/warp...


  • #3
    fiacha
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 789 ✭✭✭fiacha


    He's talking about a heater not a stove !:D No danger of melting the tunnel if it's kept away from the sides.

    My father was obsessed with using a paraffin heater in his greenhouse. Everything smelled of paraffin year round and all surfaces has a thin black soot stain.

    Can you get power to the tunnel ? If so, something like a tubular heater with a thermostatic switch would be good for keeping the frost at bay.

    I never heat my small greenhouse. I just cover everything in fleece to help protect from frost.


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