heaters

[mick2501]

ok this may seem a silly question but..ive been given a greenhouse parafin heater its a t shaped one ..the question is how do u turn it off once its lite ? do you just wind the wick down till it goes out? also how much wick do you wind up to last the night ...as i said may sound silly but there were no instructions and its only easy when you know the answers thanks mick

[PAULW]

Yes wind it down to extinguish, you wind the wick up so it has a blue flame, if you leave it burning with a yellow flame you will get up in the morning to a black greenhouse with all the inside covered in soot, ( BEEN THERE DONE THAT)

[mick2501]

thought thats how u turned it off just wasnt sure winding it down towards the parafine tho
no doubt atr some point ill end up with a black greenhouse to hahah live and learn

[gojiberry]

Parafin heaters create a wet heat so it is important to try and create some ventilation as well as heating the greenhouse. A balance between the two. Parafin has also got expensive so shop around cheapest I could get it last year was £5.50 but some places it was £8.00.

Ian