would like to use woodstove in greenhouse for heat size 17feetx40feet ceiling around 12feet center need to know if the heat from the stove well melt the plastic cover & how far off the back wall should the heater be? thinking of building a 4foot wall across the back out of block an then use the stove as an insert may be safer? thanks for the help.
2007-09-12 11:49:23 · 8 answers · asked by rog1376_2000 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
Burning wood is not a option because it is going to pull moisture from the inside air and will not keep a constant temperature.
Use a couple small electric thermostat controlled heaters with fans that are placed just above the highest plant height. Depending on what is being grown you'll need to monitor the temps carefully. A good greenhouse will have a thermostat actuated ventilation similar to shutters which should be incorporated when building the greenhouse, otherwise all you're going to have is a plastic covered shed.
2007-09-12 19:46:30 · answer #1 · answered by ☮ Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ ☮ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We all know that anything that burns releases carbon dioxide / carbon monoxide. Both are dangerous. Wood burning will only deplete the natural resources and causes more of green house effect in the atmosphere. If u have stocked enough dry wood, then arrange the stove adjacent to your greenhouse (not inside), keep a boiler and let the burning wood create steam that can be transferred through a network of steel pipes laid inside the green house. This way continuous warmth inside can be retained at a particular degree of celsius with a controller fixed to the main pipe atop the boiler.
2007-09-13 02:35:42 · answer #2 · answered by Vasanthkumar Mysoremath 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-02-11 04:04:19 · answer #3 · answered by Jacquie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2017-01-25 22:18:07 · answer #4 · answered by elena 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wood burning will suck up your humidity there, and you need to be there to put wood in your stove. You can try a small tank gas stove that gives enough heat.
2007-09-12 20:24:21 · answer #5 · answered by kayneriend 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It can work. You should put sheet metal on the walls and ceiling within 10ft or so around the stove. You will find that plants require more water because the woodstove will dry the air.
2007-09-12 12:46:06 · answer #6 · answered by morris 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
sounds good
but are you going to stay up all night and feed the stove ? what happens if the fire goes out ? how cold will it get where you are ? might rethink to a electric heater,
2007-09-12 15:13:10 · answer #7 · answered by William B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Big bucks. Besides the enclosure, you need to provide for ventilation and water.
2016-04-04 17:44:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋