Does anyone use a solar powered greenhouse heater? On Sun, Oct 31, 2021, 8:44 PM Judy Glattstein via pbs < pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > Combustion chamber rusted out in 2011 and was replaced under warranty. > At the same time also replaced the exhaust vent flange. Himself made a > curved hood to fit over the top of the vent on the outside, which > (mostly) keeps rain from blowing in. > > On 10/31/2021 7:01 PM, Mark Mazer via pbs wrote: > > " After two decades in nice humid greenhouse the igniter is rusted to > > point where it cannot work" > > > > FWIW: After 20 some years, even the "Cadillac" of brands, Modine purpose > > built greenhouse propane heaters, are getting "long in the tooth"and may > > become unreliable. You may want to consider replacing it IMHO. Been > there, > > done that. > > > > Best, > > m > > > > On Sun, Oct 31, 2021 at 12:55 PM Nicholas Plummer via pbs < > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > > >> Get a greenhouse, they said. It’s a relaxing hobby, they said. > >> > >> I keep my pilot flame burning all summer on my direct vent propane > >> heater—I figure its a small amount of propane in the grand scheme of > >> things, but I hope the heat will help to keep things dry around the > valve > >> and thermocouple. Which means that something else will probably fail on > >> the coldest night of the year… > >> > >> After a couple of near disasters, I recently purchased a little wifi hub > >> with three wireless thermomenter/hygrometers for less than $100. Now I > can > >> monitor the greenhouse on my phone, and theoretically it should alert > me if > >> the temperature rises or drops below preset levels. > >> Nick > >> _______________________________________________ > >> pbs mailing list > >> pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > >> http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > >> Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > pbs mailing list > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > > > > -- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus/ > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>