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Saturday, February 22, 2020
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Matt D.
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Connecticut
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All Heaters Are Not The Same
While it may be “warm” now, the weather can quickly change and with a planned early start to the growing season the heating system needed an upgrade from last year. So, the traditional torpedo style heater (in this case the ReddyHeater 200T) is being replaced with the Indirect-Fired Heat Wagon (HVF110).
Even though the BTU of the Heat Wagon (110,000 BTU’s) is almost half of the ReddyHeater (200,000 BTU’s) the reason for the change is removal of exhaust gasses from the growing space. Last year, during the consecutive cold nights when the traditional torpedo heater was running more frequently there was some early aging and damage noticed on the leaves. This was cause by the by products of the combustion process being directly added to the growing space, which was evident by the nearly 5,000ppm of CO2 reading on the controller. This value is getting to the point that it can be hazardous to humans, not to mention the smell and other by products produced by the heater.
Both can run off diesel fuel and a power source, but the Oil Indirect-Fired Heat Wagon requires some extra piping to properly vent the exhaust gasses which are kept separate from the hot air. This should allow only hot air to enter the growing space making it a better environment for the plants and grower.
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