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I got this off ebay with a wick can anyone tell me how to set it up as ive never used one before.
Thanks guys.
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I got this off ebay with a wick can anyone tell me how to set it up as ive never used one before.
Thanks guys.If you want to view paradise
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Has it got a funnel - chimney -to go on top?Last edited by greenishfing; 13-08-2015, 06:55 PM. -
Your wick winds through with the little cog on the side bit like a pasta machineWhen you have a hammer in your hand everything around you starts looking like a nail.Comment
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No it is just as it is. Ive never used or seen one be used before.If you want to view paradise
Simply look around and view it.Comment
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Could I suggest careful experimentation no where near anything flammable!I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work. Thomas A. Edison
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Looks like it is missing a cover from the picture on their website ............
https://www.parasene.com/vshop/details.asp?prodID=206
Enlarge the picture & you will see what I mean
He who smiles in the face of adversity,has already decided who to blame
Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity
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Looks like one of these Parasene Paraffin Cold Frame Heater Model 586 - The Greenhouse People
My antivirus won't let me look at the parasene website
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Ha! The Parasene large cold frame/green house heater.
First that heater does not have a funnel it works by heating the gauze above the flame.
They are a bit of a job to get right but I had one for some years and it worked well to keep the frost of in my then small home made green house.
Fill with decent paraffin and light the wick you should set so the flame just clears the height of the burner metal work. Leave for 30 minutes whilst things warm and then reset the flame back to its original setting. You might have to do this a couple of times until you get used to it, you will be surprised how small the flame needs to be. It should run for 10 to 14 days on one fill, so if your using more paraffin than that you have the flame to high.
Cautionary notes.
Do not operate in a air tight place this will starve the thing of oxygen and it will either go out or produce carbon monoxide.
If at any time you see sooting either the flame is to high or it is starved of oxygen, VENT the enclosed space before entering and adjusting things.
When I got my 8x6 green house I found I had to have my seedlings on staging with the heater below to get good protection.Potty by name Potty by nature.
By appointment of VeggieChicken Member of the Nutters club.
We hang petty thieves and appoint great ones to public office.
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Beat me to it VC.....................not unusual that....Potty by name Potty by nature.
By appointment of VeggieChicken Member of the Nutters club.
We hang petty thieves and appoint great ones to public office.
Aesop 620BC-560BC
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Ignore that my last post it might just be the angle it was taken from
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http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...4-a_39582.html
HTH
Last edited by bearded bloke; 13-08-2015, 08:21 PM.He who smiles in the face of adversity,has already decided who to blame
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Thanks guys. Ill have a good go
If you want to view paradise
Simply look around and view it.Comment
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I've got one of these. Lasts overnight with a single filling. Enough to keep frost of a small area. Causes a lot of condensation though.My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)
Diversify & prosper
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How should a green house heater look when lit?
I purchased a paraffin heater earlier this year and just started to use it now. Ive filled it and let the wick soak and ive lit it but not sure how far out the wick should be or how big the flame should be, any ideas?
Thanks guysIf you want to view paradise
Simply look around and view it.Comment
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I've merged this with your previous thread as some of the advice may help you
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Ok so reading this I've just realised I may need a greenhouse heater?? Ok, it's on the list!Comment
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