View Single Post
Old 12-21-2009, 05:47 PM   #9 (permalink)
jwmahloch
 
Location: St. Charles, Missouri
Zone: 6 - 7
Name: Jeremy
Join Date: Oct 2008
Posts: 217
BananaBucks : 75,504
Feedback: 0 / 0%
Said "Thanks" 0 Times
Was Thanked 120 Times in 64 Posts
Said "Welcome to Bananas" 3 Times
Send a message via Yahoo to jwmahloch
Default Re: Northern Growers: How are you getting on this winter?

My kerosene heaters do need electricity, just kerosene and 2 C batteries for the ignitor. You can start it without the batteries with a match/lighter The large one I just bought has a BTUH rating of 23000 so it would be able to heat a large garage, probably more than I need for a 6x8 greenhouse but I will be ready if the power goes out. I also have a small british kerosene heater that I use on nights that get below 20, its the old fashion kind that is built like a lamp, all I need is kerosene and a match. I have learned not to turn up the wick too high because it sooted my greenhouse the first time I used it. I wiped most of it off, there was a black film on the inside of my greenhouse and it was in my fan as well, a real mess. But apparently the plants like it since the breath CO2.
__________________
Jeremy
jwmahloch is offline   Reply With Quote Send A Private Message To jwmahloch