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Entry Date
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Wednesday, April 01, 2020
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Matt D.
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Connecticut
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Entry 38 of 190 |
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Test of the Heater System
One cold morning a test run was conducted. After an entire night of cold this test occurred in the pre-dawn hours (disregard the time on the meter). The intention was to allow the environment to cool down to represent the worst case scenario to truly test the heating abilities of the heater.
Test Conditions:
When: Pre-dawn hours (the coldest time of the day)
Settings: Thermostat set to 44F (6.6C) (these reading tend not to be accurate)
Outside Temperature: 34.3F (1.3C)
Results:
Heater comes on at 48.2F (9C) (so this is the minimum temperature that the grow space will reach) and it takes 9min. for the heater to turn off and at this time the inside temperature rose 6.3F (3.5C) to 54.5F (12.5C). So, even though this may be the small heater it can get the inside temperature to 54.5F (12.5C) even when the outside temperature is only 34.3F (1.3C).
Summary:
All looks good and knowing there is the ability to maintain the temperature at least 20F (11C) higher than the outside temperature provides some reassurance that an early start can take place with minimal risk of cold damage to the plant with the new heating system.
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