Hello All:

Fall is here and it's time to start thinking of some heating for my enclosed
balcony where I have my orchids. I was pondering three options. Add a
baseboard heater, use a portable convection heater (not really sure what
these truly are), or a portable oil filled "radiator" electical heater. Out
of the three which is a more "gentler" heat. I am leaning more towards the
oil filled electrical heater.

Thanks

Hi Bryan
The question you should be asking is how many Btu's do I need to heat the
space. Two reject any heater that glows, as they put out radiant heat which
you feel but they don't heat the air very well.

Here is a place to start
http://www.sherrysgreenhouse.com/oldsite/GHheating.html

Grow well and bloom magnificently
dusty

As long as the device is not a "radiant" heater - one that works by heating
objects rather than the air - it really doesn't matter, as you're going to
want to have a fan to force some air and heat circulation anyway.

--

Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com
Plants, Supplies, Artwork, Books and Lots of Free Info!


"Bryan" <bpl521 [at] shaw.ca> wrote in message
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> Hello All:
>
> Fall is here and it's time to start thinking of some heating for my
> enclosed balcony where I have my orchids. I was pondering three options.
> Add a baseboard heater, use a portable convection heater (not really sure
> what these truly are), or a portable oil filled "radiator" electical
> heater. Out of the three which is a more "gentler" heat. I am leaning more
> towards the oil filled electrical heater.
>
> Thanks
>
>

Bryan wrote:
> Hello All:
>
> Fall is here and it's time to start thinking of some heating for my enclosed
> balcony where I have my orchids. I was pondering three options. Add a
> baseboard heater, use a portable convection heater (not really sure what
> these truly are), or a portable oil filled "radiator" electical heater. Out
> of the three which is a more "gentler" heat. I am leaning more towards the
> oil filled electrical heater.
>
> Thanks
>
>
Depending on how large it is, how it's enclosed and how low your winter
temps get, the answer may be as simple as leaving the sliding or other
door to it form the hous open. My friend in Cleveland Ohio did this for
the seven years he had a 9x9 attached greenhouse on his 2nd story
balcony. Worked just fine.

Bryan, Depending on your temps., there are plant electrical heating cables
that
work well. I know Charley's sells them & could probably be found cheaper
elsewhere.
--
Cheers Wendy

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Bryan <bpl521 [at] shaw.ca> wrote:
> Hello All:
>
> Fall is here and it's time to start thinking of some heating for my
> enclosed balcony where I have my orchids. I was pondering three
> options. Add a baseboard heater, use a portable convection heater
> (not really sure what these truly are), or a portable oil filled
> "radiator" electical heater. Out of the three which is a more
> "gentler" heat. I am leaning more towards the oil filled electrical
> heater.
> Thanks

I like the idea of leaving the patio door open... I had a similar setup
(smaller balcony 'room') when I lived in Chicago. I put one of those
two fan units into the window between the dining room and the balcony.
I have no idea what brand, but they are cheap and have two independent
fans in one window sized unit. Got it at Lowes, probably. You can run
them in opposite directions, which is what I did.

If I had to choose from one of the other options, I'd go with the oil
filled heater. I'm happy with the one I'm using in my compot room.
Very gentle heat, and mine has a thermostat built in.



--
Rob's Rules: http://littlefrogfarm.com
1) There is always room for one more orchid
2) There is always room for two more orchids
2a) See rule 1
3) When one has insufficient credit to obtain more
orchids, obtain more credit

Back in our backyard days, we used the oil-filled type without significant
problem. Before that, we used an attachment that fit on one of those small
propane tanks one uses for BBQ grills. That also worked OK, but seemed more
dangerous [more of a concern for you, with an attached balcony, than we had
with a detached shadehouse] and did occasionally blast some buds.

--
Kenni Judd
Juno Beach Orchids
kenni [at] jborchids.com

"Bryan" <bpl521 [at] shaw.ca> wrote in message
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> Hello All:
>
> Fall is here and it's time to start thinking of some heating for my
> enclosed balcony where I have my orchids. I was pondering three options.
> Add a baseboard heater, use a portable convection heater (not really sure
> what these truly are), or a portable oil filled "radiator" electical
> heater. Out of the three which is a more "gentler" heat. I am leaning more
> towards the oil filled electrical heater.
>
> Thanks
>
>

Thanks all. I think I will go for one of those portable portable electric
oil filled units. Seems to be the best option.


"Kenni Judd" <kenni [at] REMOVEjborchids.com> wrote in message
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> Back in our backyard days, we used the oil-filled type without significant
> problem. Before that, we used an attachment that fit on one of those
> small propane tanks one uses for BBQ grills. That also worked OK, but
> seemed more dangerous [more of a concern for you, with an attached
> balcony, than we had with a detached shadehouse] and did occasionally
> blast some buds.
>
> --
> Kenni Judd
> Juno Beach Orchids
> kenni [at] jborchids.com
>
> "Bryan" <bpl521 [at] shaw.ca> wrote in message
> news:69I5f.248472$tl2.218553 [at] pd7tw3no...
>> Hello All:
>>
>> Fall is here and it's time to start thinking of some heating for my
>> enclosed balcony where I have my orchids. I was pondering three options.
>> Add a baseboard heater, use a portable convection heater (not really sure
>> what these truly are), or a portable oil filled "radiator" electical
>> heater. Out of the three which is a more "gentler" heat. I am leaning
>> more towards the oil filled electrical heater.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>>
>
>