I have this. What kind of space heater would recommend? Presently - on my wood deck.
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Hi- I've never used a space heater in mine -- but thinking about it, I would use a very small one....
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Since you're that close to your house, an electric heater should work. My greenhouse is a long way from my home, so I use a propane heater. I can't find it now on the internet, but it attached to a regular propane tank you would use for you grill. I had to have a window open on the greenhouse to keep it burning all night. Otherwise, it runs out of oxygen.
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I would be very careful using a space heater in a possibly wet area and keep in mind, this is PLASTIC. Not wood or metal. I would exercise caution regardless of what you use. A small, stable space heater would keep it plenty warm for your plants. You don't want it too hot. We didn't use a heater at all and our plants made it through many days of 20-30 degrees.
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I use a Lasko 754200 Ceramic Heater in the Flower House. I have a small plant stand for the heater that I use to keep it off the ground. All my plants have made it through 3 winters with no problems. However, it's a small heater and I live in Northern California, which means relatively mild winters. Here in Sacramento, having a morning below 28 is headline news.
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I purchased a small (about 4') folding hard plastic table and a simple small heater with three fan speeds. I hung a plant light from the center of the plant house and put the heater on the table. I purchased all three items from Lowe's. I already had the heavy duty extension cord to plug in the light and heater. The table serves a two fold purpose -- keeping the heater off the ground and allowing smaller pots to be on top of table. This is my second season with this plant house. I LOVE it!
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If you have an electrical outlet anywhere near the patio, get an electric coffee cup warmer, it works great. If you don't have one it doesn't really cost very much to have one put in, I did. Hate coffee that gets cold ;) Now I want a heater for under my plate to keep my food warm! Maybe I could try microwaving my micro back pad - worth a try.
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Most space heaters use more than 1300 watts. However even if less in your case, I could not recommend the Power inverter you ask about. I only hooked up chargers for 2 Cell phones and 1 Ipad Snd mine smoked. I returned it to buy another brand.
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Hi Paul,It depends on the amps of the small box space heater .This is the right way to use the inverter>>> http://www.amazon.com/review/R3RTW2NTIXFOON/Hope this helpsRegards,Angela CS Email Representative
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This is a big heater for such a small space. However, there are a lot of variables to consider. Is this enclosed porch addition well insulated or is it mostly glass walls. Is it in the shade with a N. exposure or in full S. exposure shade free sun. Assuming the worst with poor insulation, single pane glass and a northerly exposure this is the heater for you if you want to keep plants alive or sit in this porch in the evening in the winter. An over-sized heater will cycle frequently. You may not want to sit or even have furniture within 2 feet or so from this heater. It is more efficient to have a small heater running a high percentage of the time than having a behemoth turning on for five minutes every half hour. When in doubt it is probably best to error on the side of a little extra capacity. There are internet sites that will work the math for you if you know square footage of wall area by type, wood, window, etc. You can calculate your heat loss in thermal units given a certain outside temperature. In this way you can precisely calculate your BTU needs. This is a good little heater. I use it to assist heat pumps on cold evenings as they don't work well below a certain temperature. It makes a big difference in an area 5 times the area of your patio, but it is not the sole source of heat for the space. One last thought, if possible position the heater along the new outside wall facing in toward the original structure. If any of this is masonry the thermal mass will absorb heat when the heater is on and let it out slowly between cycles. This will allow your heater to cycle less often. Regardless, even with no masonry you don't want to be sending radiant heat into glass. I hope you find this helpful.
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We live in the San Francisco Bay area, gret here, don't know about where it snows, but probably OK. How far north? I would think a heater would be fine as long as it doesn't touch the plastic. Be sure oxygen gets in, it does have lots of windows.
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I'm sorry, but once we assembled ours, we threw them away. Just an FYI, we wanted a shorter heater on our deck, to heat the seating area. When we used it when it was tall, we couldn't feel the heat. I had the legs cut off, but the rubber feet into the shorter legs, and now it keeps us warm when we are seated. Obviously, the propane tank sits to one side, but we sure are warm!!
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mine was purchased at a local, private lumber company. I personally do not recommend edenpure for efficiency, I would rather an oil filled radiator heater. they are quiet, slow and steady heat. takes a bit longer to bring a small room to temp, but once you have it set where you want it, you'll forget it's even there. these can be found at amazon, walmart, home depot.etc. costs range from 35 to 60 dollars. there are some with digital thermostat, to set precise temps. I prefer the ones that have dial and switch settings as they are less likely to fail. donny
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Not a large room. You need to be fairly close to it. Pretty much like a regular space heater. It's also heavy and doesn't have wheels.
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Actually, this space heater is not very good at all. It uses a great deal of energy and heats up only the small area around it. I would not recommend it.
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Dandy heater - great for a small area, inside, BUT an outside porch? You would spend a lot of money on electricity and not get a lot of warmth.
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I used to, when the outside temp drops below 30 F. this heater struggles. Although I do have an open room apt, so it's heating two floors.Keeping it on 24/7 will keep my place at 61-62 F., my apt is 750 Sq. Ft. open ceiling. This unit will have no problem staying on 24/7, youcould also set your desired temp. and it will cycle on and off throughout the day.Space heaters get a bad rep., as long as you don't stick flammable objects in front of this unit orbury it in laundry it will not be any more dangerous then a baseboard heater.
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I have this heater. Actually 2 of them. I loved it when I was using it. Did a fantastic job of heating my home. The one and ONLY reason I stopped using it is because the cost of kerosene has really skyrocketed since last year, plus it's extremely hard to find it here now. But I am considering biting the dust and getting some for these days that are record-breakingly low this year. The main thing you have to remember with the 2304 DH is to keep it a minimum of 4-6 feet from anything around it. If you have pets, don't worry. Most animals (I have 2 dogs and a cat) learn to get close to it to get warm and to scootch away as they warm up. I've never once had a problem with my pets getting burned. Also, I never leave mine running all night or when I'm not home. And of course, don't ever place anything on top of it. Also of course, don't use anything but K-1 kerosene in it. As long as you use common sense, you won't have a problem and will be just as satisfied with yours as I am with mine.
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This thermostat is designed to maintain the set temperture in a space. It will utilize a variable power consumption with baseboard heaters to try to keep up. As long as there is electricity, it will do its best to maintain the desired temp. If you are having issues getting to a desired temp in those extreme conditions, you should probably look in to something other than baseboard heater units. Maybe a forced air type of heater? Or, a large wattage space heater with a fan.
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I use it with a two prong space heater, it works just fine. I think they're just covering their butts by printing that in the manual. The product is a VERY good deal and works GREAT for me!
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Do you have any propane units at all that your using now?It's a great heater I would google it too...and see
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I was using a Mr heater and just wasn't enough on real cold days. I don't leave it up for the winter but last spring had some heavy snows. I changed to a kerosene heater to keep heat up and had a fan for circulation of air. Snow would slide off as long as heat was on .. cost way to much to try and heat for winter for me..