Topic: single burner or twin burner parrafin heater?

[marc555]

Can't decide which parrafin heater to get - the single burner or the twin burner from B&Q. My greenhhouse is roughly 3m x 2.5m
If i get the single will i need to turn it up more or will it be best to get the twin and keep it low?
Any advice appreciated

[laurieuk]

If it is possible to get power to your greenhouse I would go for electric rather than parafin. You will need to light your parafin incase it is a cold night but with a good heater it will only work when needed. Parafin heaters often smoke and ruin the plants but not electric. I have a parwin heater over 30 years old and would not be without it. There is no waste with electric but a lot of waste with parafin and that is getting dearer all the time.

[ipt8]

Cant comment on which one, but you can always only light one burner and have the other in reserve. Its a blue flame one nowadays I presume, a yellow flame is out.

I used to get fed up with trimming the wicks and buying new wicks.

Its electric every time for me now, with a froststat setting so it comes on if its frosty, you can also set it higher  as the switch is a thermostat which I guess you know.

You often see fan heaters being given away on Freecycle and most have a thermostat control nowadays.

Hope that helps :)

[marc555]

we dont have access to electric on our allotments so i'm going to have to get a parrafin heater, think i will get the twin burner, i can run it on 1 until it gets really cold in the winter.

Thanks

[northener]

Where abouts are you Mark i've one you can have for a Tenner.

[marc555]

ah too late i bought the twin burner from B&Q last night and set it away before i got your message

Thanks anyway