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well..its spelled Knipco. sry bout the spelling. the only way i can think to describe it is it kinda looks like a turbo engine on planes. it uses diesel or kerosene. u just plug it in and well..it lights up sucking air from one end and shooting heat out the other. we use it to heat up tractors and other vehicles that wont start and it is used in animal barns.
well heres a pic..its not a knipco but knipco is jsut the brand
You would probably die (along with your plants) from the odorless gas Carbon monoxide if you tried to heat a greenhouse with one. Use a vented heater (nat gas/propane) or if a small greenhouse might get away with electric but can be $$$ depending on you electric rates.
I saw someone that used a massive compost pile to generate heat (compost can be 160-180F) in Nebraska or North Dakota and pumped the heat into the greenhouse using a loop system. The guy grew oranges using that system. The smell might turn off neighbors if you live in an urban area though.
You could try a really big aquarium heater in a large vessel of water; that's how I warmed my terrarium for a while (now I use a seedling heat mat.)
~Joe
Quote[/b] (seedjar @ Dec. 07 2005,8:19)]You could try a really big aquarium heater in a large vessel of water; that's how I warmed my terrarium for a while (now I use a seedling heat mat.)
~Joe
How big is your greenhouse? What's the max temp in the greenhouse and the lowest temp out side? I wood go with Gas, if you can run a gas line to the greenhouse or propane. Some heaters go both ways. They are Cheaper and more effective then electric heater.
Jeff
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