How am I going to heat my bay now that our government has stopped us from getting 100 and 60 watt light bulbs.
Tried the new low energy bulbs and they will not come on at the winter temp in my barn.
uncle ned
I'm so glad the government is looking out for me. NOOOOOOOOT!
Was at lowes this weekend and picked up the last 4 boxes of 100 watt bulbs the had....George
Will they make the heat lamps, 75w or 150w????? For farm animals and baby chicks?
You still have halogen lights that put out plenty of heat. I use a 500watt halogen light under my oil pan over night to start it the next day when it is cold. Good Luck, TomC
I don't know now recently the ban on 100w bulbs etc came in over there but when it happened here it wasn't long before apparently identical (but supposedly 'heavy duty') 100w bulbs with 'not for domestic use' printed on the box became available in the shops.
Jeremy
I already switched to 100W halogens for keeping my water bay from freezing. They seem to put out a lot of heat. Got down into the teens last night and I still had running water this morning. I'll throw the DW's hair dryer down there too if I hear that it's going to get into single digits. I just don't like hearing that whine all night coming up through the floor, LOL
Will :)
A company in the south is producing bulbs that use a loophole in the law by certifying them as "shop lights". They have seven filiments and thicker glass, they are flying off the shelves.>>>Dan (NEWCONDESCENT IS THE NAME)
How about infra-red food-warming lamps, like fast-"food" places use: http://www.centralrestaurant.com/Heat+Lamps-pl372.html (http://www.centralrestaurant.com/Heat+Lamps-pl372.html) Even a traditional incandescent lamp is essentially a heater that just happens to also give off some light.
I wouldn't advise using a hair dryer unattended in a luggage bay - two of my GF's dryers have spectacularly failed while she was using them, complete with sparks and smoke and exciting crackling sounds. Actually I wouldn't leave unattended anything electrical that is Made In China.
John
Quote from: Iceni John on January 06, 2014, 12:14:09 PM
I wouldn't advise using a hair dryer unattended in a luggage bay - two of my GF's dryers have spectacularly failed while she was using them, complete with sparks and smoke and exciting crackling sounds.
John
Yes John, but how was she using them? ;D
Will :)
I have a very quiet computer fan that blows cabin air through a 4" hole in the floor, back by the water heater. Has been good down to 10 degrees. 85 cfm.
Quote from: PP on January 06, 2014, 02:32:59 PM
Yes John, but how was she using them? ;D
Will :)
On one occasion some cat hair got sucked into it (don't ask . . .), but the other time was the inevitable state of entropy that all Chinese things revert to.
John
I mounted my Proheat in my tank bay and it keeps the bay between 50 and 60 degrees on
real cold snaps. Only down fall, fresh water goes up to about 70 degrees on milder days..
A small cube heater set to the low (750 watt) setting is doing the trick for us...and it hit -12 F last night with 35 mph winds.
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OT have you guys noticed the price increase on the so called low energy bulbs since the regulations went into affect
I paid 6.47 for a 4 pack of 100W halogens at Home Depot.
Will :)
you could move to AZ then they will stay warm without the light. LOL
Don
We are using the same as Scott - A small cube heater with a thermostat is the way to go.
-Sean
When I picked up the bulbs at HD I also picked up what they call a thermo-cube. It plugs into the outlet and has two inlets you can plug into it. It allows a circuit through it at 37* F and shuts off circuit when the temp gets up to 45*F. I used to leave the lights on all the time when we are in colder climates, now I trust they only come on when it gets cold enough. The thermo-cube cost 12.00 bucks.
Will :)
PP- How much wattage can the thermo-cube take?
our thermo cubes are 1750 watts. But I did freeze a single water line a couple nights ago. All fixed...nothing a little flame thrower couldn't handle. 8)
I use a small $20 900/1500W fan space heater from WM inside the bathroom and one in the water tank bay.
Four degrees here yesterday morning, warmed up to 19 during the day.
Quote from: Lin on January 08, 2014, 12:45:01 PM
PP- How much wattage can the thermo-cube take?
The packaging says 120V/15A. It specifically states that it will handle electric heaters, etc. and it's been working fine with 2 100W bulbs. I have 1 bulb under the sewer valves and 1 bulb against the water filter housing. I know I'm safe down to 15* F but if it gets colder than that I have to resort to more serious measures. HTH
Will :)
When it got down to 28º (Geek alert... the degree symbol is CHR(186) ::) the 1 1/4 pipe from my well head to my pump house froze and broke an elbow underground. Huh? Froze underground? NO WAY! Well the line underground was full of water, as were the 2 risers above ground. Water froze in the part above ground, and the pressure was downward to the static unfrozen water, but the elbow was the weak link in the chain and broke below ground. Took 20 minutes to fix and half a day to figure out how it "froze" underground ;D ;D
Quote from: TexasBorderDude on January 09, 2014, 09:11:29 AM
When it got down to 28º (Geek alert... the degree symbol is CHR(186) ::) the 1 1/4 pipe from my well head to my pump house froze and broke an elbow underground. Huh? Froze underground? NO WAY! Well the line underground was full of water, as were the 2 risers above ground. Water froze in the part above ground, and the pressure was downward to the static unfrozen water, but the elbow was the weak link in the chain and broke below ground. Took 20 minutes to fix and half a day to figure out how it "froze" underground ;D ;D
º I still had a hard time figuring it out º hahaº ºF I think everyone's keyboard works differently. I had to put a zero in front of the numbers using the Alt key. º and my wife's keyboard gave her the copyright symbol. º º
Thank you, ºWillº ;D
CHR(186) doesn't change anything for me!
But then again I ain't no "GEEK"
;D BK ;D
Ned I have picked up three way bulbs (50, 100, 150). Purchased a lamp replacement socket and have replaced the socket that was in my reflector that I use.
On another Note:
How about checking your email and see if we R going to spam. Emails I am sending U R coming back marked 'spam'. I am receiving yours with no problem. Gene
Im starting to wander if i just like learning the hard way ;D Ned put out the hint about cold weather getting here and heating the bays!!!! (DID I LISTEN?) doesnt look like it,lost the $$$$ on demand fresh water pump today.froze and cracked ::) DA George.
Quote from: georgemci102a2 on January 26, 2014, 12:46:25 PMfresh water pump today.froze and cracked ::) DA George.
Where are you, George? I live in SE North Carolina; we were 17º on Thursday AM and New York City was 18º (if the weather channel was accurate). This is crazy. I hope that I got my bus drained absolutely 100% before I left to come to the Caribbean (83º and sunny this PM).
Hope your repairs are (reasonably) cheap. BH NC USA
OT..
What happens if you break one of those new [mercury] bulbs in the store.
Do they have to close down and bring in the HazMat team to abate the scene
just wondering about the economy of that
Bob
I'm a newbie here, but when I had to keep an old car warm to start, I got the most bang for the watt by using a dipstick heater, and I didn't even run it all night, I had it on a timer to kick on a few hours before morning, but with a big diesel, you would probably run it all night. That allowed me to crank a lot quicker because the oil was thinner, and that's all I needed. They also make magnet mount oil pan heaters, and ones you can glue on permanent. If I needed to keep the coolant warm too, I would replace one of the freeze plugs with a coolant heater. That's what I have on my diesel now, and it only takes about two hours powered up to do the trick. You don't want to heat all the surroundings, you want to focus the heat where it's needed, and no more, because that costs you bucks. Two other notes:
One time it got down to record lows and the coolant block heater and the cold-start air intake heater on the diesel wasn't enough, and I NEEDED to get going. I fired up the backpacker stove to max and put it about a foot under the oil pan, hood closed, stayed there to watch it with a fire extinguisher close by. Took 90 minutes, that was one fuel bottle (about a pint) and that was just enough to get it started. Didn't have a pan or dipstick heater at the time, went with what I had.
Military diesels use a cold-start assist that blows flame right into the intake manifold. Runs off diesel fuel. Diesels always run excess air at idle so this does not use up all the oxygen. There is NO temperature that a military diesel with decent compression will not start at. I'm in a temperate climate now, but if not, I would consider rigging the same setup for my truck using a sidewalk torch and propane, I'd have to tap into the tubing between the intercooler and intake and rig a switcher valve. When I couldn't get that same diesel started another time (after sitting for months), I pulled off the tubes and blew flame into the intake while someone cranked it, nothing. I knew something was wrong, I thought the engine was toast, perhaps no compression. Was simply a bad fuel shutoff solenoid (was drawing fuel from a test tank but then returning it all to the truck tank, I thought it was consuming fuel but it wasn't).