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Sunday, April 05, 2009
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J.D.
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Nikiski, Alaska 99635
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Side view of the same setup. A 1500 watt heater blows hot air through the flexible duct work acting as a radiant heater and more evenly dispersing the heat and dampening the drying effects of the 1500 watt heater in such a confined space. At the end of the run is a 5 gallon bucket of water that acts as a hunidifier and a heat resevoir just in case the power or heater were to fail at night. The system is on a remote thermostat placed at an intermediate level in the hoophouse. During the evening and early morning hours or cloudy days I leave the hoophouse structure covered making a confined space that is easily heated. Around noon this time of year I uncover the interior hoophouse. Directly behind this hoophouse is another hoophouse that is being heated constantly with another 1500 watt heater, this is where I will eventually plant the two pumpkins in two weeks.
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