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just looking to get electric fan type heater approx 3kw anybody got owt to say about them good or bad cheers.

my dad used to use one on a couple of hours at night till it got upto temp.. he used to use -- do you call them cloches in the greenhouse overnight for added protection from late frosts ...

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just looking to get electric fan type heater approx 3kw anybody got owt to say about them good or bad cheers.

my dad used to use one on a couple of hours at night till it got upto temp.. he used to use -- do you call them cloches in the greenhouse overnight for added protection from late frosts ...

INSIDE THE GREENHOUSE MAKE A FRAME JUST BIG ENOUGH TO FIT YOUR PLANTS IN .THEN COVER IT WITH BUBBLE RAP AND POP THE PARAFFIN HEATER UNDER THE PLANTS .THE IDEA IS THAT THE SMALLER THE AREA THE LESS FUEL YOU USE SO THIS KEEPS THE COST DOWN FROM TRYING TO HEAT THE WHOLE GREENHOUSE UP .THIS WORKS A TEAT WE START A LOT OF VEG AROUND THE FIRST WEEK OF JAN IN THIS WAY .

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just looking to get electric fan type heater approx 3kw anybody got owt to say about them good or bad cheers.

my dad used to use one on a couple of hours at night till it got upto temp.. he used to use -- do you call them cloches in the greenhouse overnight for added protection from late frosts ...

INSIDE THE GREENHOUSE MAKE A FRAME JUST BIG ENOUGH TO FIT YOUR PLANTS IN .THEN COVER IT WITH BUBBLE RAP AND POP THE PARAFFIN HEATER UNDER THE PLANTS .THE IDEA IS THAT THE SMALLER THE AREA THE LESS FUEL YOU USE SO THIS KEEPS THE COST DOWN FROM TRYING TO HEAT THE WHOLE GREENHOUSE UP .THIS WORKS A TEAT WE START A LOT OF VEG AROUND THE FIRST WEEK OF JAN IN THIS WAY .

that sounds about right -- i know it used to save him heating the whole green house ...my brother in law fecked about with t light candle on his allotment last year dunno if it worked he`s on calor gas this year...

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