Outdoor heat/light question - Page 3

4chester · 29-05-2015, 06:53 PM

Danny - did you mention heat mats

Gordon · 29-05-2015, 07:01 PM

Well I can't quite work out what the difference would be if you have a ceramic over the top or a heat Mat or come to think about it a bulb

4chester · 29-05-2015, 07:08 PM

Probably not much difference to a tubular heater other than the tubular heater will be IP65 rated so safer to use in damp environments

Gordon · 29-05-2015, 07:23 PM

So would a waterproof heat mat be better

4chester · 29-05-2015, 07:25 PM

Tubular heater would be cheaper to buy

Gordon · 29-05-2015, 07:32 PM

Might be cheaper but can't see how a tort would be able to sit on it so they have a limited use don't they.

Gordon · 29-05-2015, 07:34 PM

So for that reason a heat Mat has more uses than ceramics bulbs and tubes

4chester · 29-05-2015, 07:37 PM

I will stick to tubular heaters for the outdoor huts

EmmaBee · 29-05-2015, 10:08 PM

Wow, this has all got really interesting since I posted!

We are going to go for the tubular heater with a thermostat. I'm in the South West and our daytime temps have been around the 16 mark this last week. In my big greenhouse it's been getting up to 30 easily, even with all the vents open. So in an ideal world, what temps would you suggest for day and night? We were thinking 25 in the hutch in the day and 10 at night, does this sound right?

(The wooden hutch will have a flappy door into the cold frame so the tort will be able to move between the two. The coldframe flappy door will be locked at night).

Thanks, everybody

Pussygalore · 30-05-2015, 08:32 AM

sorry my mistake I thought you said heat mats not heat lamps

29-05-2015, 07:23 PM	#24
Gordon Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 5,675	So would a waterproof heat mat be better Last edited by Gordon; 29-05-2015 at 07:25 PM.

29-05-2015, 06:53 PM	#21
4chester Member Incubating Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Geordieland Posts: 162	Danny - did you mention heat mats

29-05-2015, 07:01 PM	#22
Gordon Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 5,675	Well I can't quite work out what the difference would be if you have a ceramic over the top or a heat Mat or come to think about it a bulb

29-05-2015, 07:08 PM	#23
4chester Member Incubating Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Geordieland Posts: 162	Probably not much difference to a tubular heater other than the tubular heater will be IP65 rated so safer to use in damp environments

29-05-2015, 07:25 PM	#25
4chester Member Incubating Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Geordieland Posts: 162	Tubular heater would be cheaper to buy

29-05-2015, 07:32 PM	#26
Gordon Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 5,675	Might be cheaper but can't see how a tort would be able to sit on it so they have a limited use don't they.

29-05-2015, 07:34 PM	#27
Gordon Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 5,675	So for that reason a heat Mat has more uses than ceramics bulbs and tubes

29-05-2015, 07:37 PM	#28
4chester Member Incubating Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Geordieland Posts: 162	I will stick to tubular heaters for the outdoor huts

29-05-2015, 10:08 PM	#29
EmmaBee Junior Member Egg Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: North Somerset Posts: 23	Wow, this has all got really interesting since I posted! We are going to go for the tubular heater with a thermostat. I'm in the South West and our daytime temps have been around the 16 mark this last week. In my big greenhouse it's been getting up to 30 easily, even with all the vents open. So in an ideal world, what temps would you suggest for day and night? We were thinking 25 in the hutch in the day and 10 at night, does this sound right? (The wooden hutch will have a flappy door into the cold frame so the tort will be able to move between the two. The coldframe flappy door will be locked at night). Thanks, everybody

30-05-2015, 08:32 AM	#30
Pussygalore Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Cambridge Posts: 6,479	sorry my mistake I thought you said heat mats not heat lamps

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