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    Paraffin!

    I've been paying a fortune for paraffin i.e. £4.99 for 4 Litres at all Homebase and local Garden Centres!!! Not any more!

    I now get my paraffin at my local allotment association shop for £5.20 for 10 Litres or £10 for 20 Litres.

    This is a big saving and means I can now afford to frostproof my greenhouse!
    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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    That's cheaper than me Snadger. Pump at the garage here charges me £2.20 for 4.5 litres.
    ~
    Aerodynamically the bumblebee shouldn't be able to fly, but the bumblebee doesn't know that so it goes on flying anyway.
    ~ Mary Kay Ash

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    • #3
      Originally posted by JennieAtkinson View Post
      That's cheaper than me Snadger. Pump at the garage here charges me £2.20 for 4.5 litres.
      My maths aint what it used to be Jennie but I think on the smaller amounts yours is probably cheaper! No where round here that sells it from the pump though, so I have to make sure I catch the lottie shop when its open!
      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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      • #4
        I am hoping to get my greenhouse built soon and was wondering if it would be okay to put a small halogen heater in there to keep it warm? Don't fancy trying paraffin as OH hates the smell of that. He thinks the halogen will give out the same heat if it is on low but I am not convinced.
        Happy Gardening,
        Shirley

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        • #5
          I had to go for either paraffin or gas Shirley, but have found the parffin not to be too smelly. The worst is filling the heater, as I could do with a smaller funnel, but once its burning it doesn't seem to smell.
          ~
          Aerodynamically the bumblebee shouldn't be able to fly, but the bumblebee doesn't know that so it goes on flying anyway.
          ~ Mary Kay Ash

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          • #6
            The thing is I already have electricity to the garden so taking a run to the greenhouse won't be an issue. I also have a halogen heater which isn't used much at the moment and it runs at 350/700 watts. Just thought I could maybe save the expense of getting a paraffin heater and then the paraffin for it.
            Happy Gardening,
            Shirley

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            • #7
              Unless you can control the temperature you may be heating it up too high Shir as it will just stay on until you turn it off.

              Either run it via a plug in stat or buy a cheapie fan heater from Tecos or the like for under a tenner which has one built in.

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              • #8
                Thanks for that. Will reconsider the heating options. think we are talking next year before it is an issue anyway!
                Happy Gardening,
                Shirley

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