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SnakeGuy
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Scott W
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I used to use something similar when the room was more empty, it worked great, now I have an aircon running almost year round instead 
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SnakeGuy
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| Great, off to Argos tomorrow then lol. Cheers |
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Scott W
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If I remember correctly it did give off a strange burning oil smell for a few days, so just be aware of that.
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SnakeGuy
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| Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 6:22 pm Post subject: |
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| ok Will do, cheers |
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H.S.
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Last year, I partitioned part of my garage to make an 8x12 room. Heating was supplied by an Oil filled Radiator, that was on a thermostat and could be adjusted to give out 500w, 1kw or 2kw.
Over winter, I heated the room to a minimum 20c, and my electricity bill tripled!. 
I have moved everything back indoors for now.
My biggest problem was a lack of insulation, but something else I noticed was that Oil filled Rads remove a lot moisture from the air, but the one I used has a small resevoir that puts moisture back into the air.
It may be useful if you have humid vivs. It was bought from Homebase for about £30.
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hogboy
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To get the warm air circulating around the room, try pointing a cheap fan at the radiator, works wonders  |
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bribrian
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| Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 11:36 pm Post subject: |
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| hogboy wrote: | | To get the warm air circulating around the room, try pointing a cheap fan at the radiator, works wonders |
Or eat a large tin of baked beans & stand beside it....... |
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Ally
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| That's one thing that a small shed has got going for it, heating it over winter hardly touched the electricity bill - insulation is the key! |
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reptiles-ink
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| Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2007 4:18 pm Post subject: |
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| I run aircon units for mine, I just set the temp and leave them running on auto 24/7 |
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