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Garofone
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Space heater problemz
#26399821 - 12/24/19 11:48 PM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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I recently got a 370W space heater (It was the smallest I cound find, also 50%off) to use for an incubator tho it seems like I can't get it to work in extension cords, only wall plugs. Any ideas why? I was thinking about simply pulling an extension cord through the incubator box and using it like that but if it doesn't work I might try to get a refund and make a diy one with a bulb and a thermostat
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Re: Space heater problemz [Re: Garofone]
#26400137 - 12/25/19 07:19 AM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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Prolly don't need it anyway. What's room temp without one?
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Garofone
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Re: Space heater problemz [Re: Neowynd8]
#26400180 - 12/25/19 08:10 AM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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During the day i'd say 15°C and during the night about 5-10°C and i have no way of controlling it besides opening/closing the window
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Re: Space heater problemz [Re: Garofone]
#26400279 - 12/25/19 09:37 AM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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That's pretty cool. I'd say shoot for 20C room temp.
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Garofone
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Re: Space heater problemz [Re: Neowynd8]
#26400339 - 12/25/19 10:39 AM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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I'd rather heat up a small incubator than my entire room.
I just don't understand why the heater i got works only in wall plugs
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Re: Space heater problemz [Re: Garofone]
#26400359 - 12/25/19 11:01 AM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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It may be a safety feature on the heater. Extension cords can be a fire hazard with space heaters. Unless it’s a heavy duty extension cord, I would not recommend it.
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Re: Space heater problemz [Re: Garofone]
#26400373 - 12/25/19 11:23 AM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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I think you should heat the room. I strongly suggest you don't plug a space heater in with an extension cord.
Maybe this article could change your mind.
If you don't want to read it here are two quick snippets for you:
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Firefighters said heating elements in a space heater can get up to more than 500°F to 600°F. They reminded residents that a space heater should only be plugged directly into the wall, and always keep an eye on it when it's in use.
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From 2009 to 2013, heating equipment was involved in an estimated 56,000 reported U.S. home fires — accounting for 16 percent of the total, according to the National Fire Protection Association (NFP). In those fires, 470 people died, 1,490 were injured and $1 billion in property damage was reported.
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Re: Space heater problemz [Re: KnownGnome]
#26400395 - 12/25/19 11:39 AM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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That makes sense, i definitely don't wanna set my house on fire
I'd rather not raise the overall temperature cos i love my coldness:)
I could make a hole in the incubator and make it so that i can have the heater plugged in the wall while heating the box. Any thoughts if this would be safe?
-------------------- If all the mountains were of silver and gold, what would they profit a man who lives in constant fear of death? Hence there cannot be in the whole world anything better than our medicine, which has power to heal all diseases of the flesh. -Tabula Smaragdina
Edited by Garofone (12/25/19 02:10 PM)
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Re: Space heater problemz [Re: KnownGnome]
#26400396 - 12/25/19 11:40 AM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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Buy an oil filled radiant heater. They don’t get very hot, but will heat the shit out of a room without drying it out too bad. Most of them have a thermostat as well.
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Re: Space heater problemz [Re: PopaCap]
#26400410 - 12/25/19 11:56 AM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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I could already have the room at 30+ °c with the heating it currently has, it's just that i don't want to sacrifice my comfort for some agar plates (i really like the cold man. and i spend a decent ammount of time in the room)
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Re: Space heater problemz [Re: Garofone]
#26400419 - 12/25/19 12:09 PM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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I totally get it. I do all my lab work in the same room, and the flowhood + torch can heat it up pretty quickly. My oil heater will hold a steady 72*F at only 1/3 power.
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Re: Space heater problemz [Re: PopaCap]
#26400506 - 12/25/19 01:42 PM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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I’ve been playing with heat also the last month, been messing with a little ceramic heater and and remote thermostat control, been hard to dial in, thinking I’m going to try an old aquarium heater on a heating pad....
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Re: Space heater problemz [Re: Garofone]
#26400944 - 12/25/19 08:10 PM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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Garofone said: Any ideas why?
need more info. make of heater, extension cord, plug voltage.
Are you running at 230V? in which case 370W is only drawing 1.6A which is fuck all. I can see this went over the head of other posters, like a blind "drugs are bad m'kay" without looking or realising the reasons behind such warnings.
Did you try other extension cords, is it earthed.
My current incubator is heated with a thermostatically controlled 30W heater.
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Re: Space heater problemz [Re: blackout]
#26401102 - 12/26/19 01:22 AM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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What gauge extension cord are you using. Try 14 or thicker (lower number, thicker wire)
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Garofone
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blackout said:
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Garofone said: Any ideas why?
need more info. make of heater, extension cord, plug voltage.
Are you running at 230V? in which case 370W is only drawing 1.6A which is fuck all. I can see this went over the head of other posters, like a blind "drugs are bad m'kay" without looking or realising the reasons behind such warnings.
Did you try other extension cords, is it earthed.
My current incubator is heated with a thermostatically controlled 30W heater.
It's a Rovus Handy Heater, running at 230V. I am pretty sure that I have previously used the same extension cord for things that used 600W+ and it worked fine.
I haven't had the chance to try other cords yet, I will very soon and I'll give an update
For the space I'm gonna use it for this one I think is a bit overkill, I'll also search for some other smaller heaters to see what other options I might have
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Randalf the Grey said: What gauge extension cord are you using. Try 14 or thicker (lower number, thicker wire)
I'm not sure what gauge it is, but from what I've read so far on this subject even an 18 gauge should be theoretically safe to use.
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Re: Space heater problemz [Re: Garofone]
#26401179 - 12/26/19 04:48 AM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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You space heater shouldn't have a way to "know" there's an extension cord. Read the manual. Double check you're using the correct cord
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Re: Space heater problemz [Re: blackout]
#26401302 - 12/26/19 08:02 AM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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blackout said: I can see this went over the head of other posters, like a blind "drugs are bad m'kay" without looking or realising the reasons behind such warnings.
I am indeed an idiot who knows nothing about electricity. I admit I was just parroting the Electrical Safety Foundation International, Energy Education Council, and the National Fire Protection Agency.
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Re: Space heater problemz [Re: Garofone]
#26401589 - 12/26/19 12:52 PM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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Garofone said: It's a Rovus Handy Heater, running at 230V.
That model is designed to be plugged directly into a wall. It possibly has a tilt sensor inside it and may not turn on unless orientated in the way it was intended. I am guessing you might have it horizontal with the extension lead on the ground.
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Re: Space heater problemz [Re: blackout]
#26401603 - 12/26/19 01:09 PM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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blackout said:
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Garofone said: It's a Rovus Handy Heater, running at 230V.
That model is designed to be plugged directly into a wall. It possibly has a tilt sensor inside it and may not turn on unless orientated in the way it was intended. I am guessing you might have it horizontal with the extension lead on the ground.
Problem solved
You mister are a genius, it does have a tilt sensor and i did test it horizontally. It works as long as it's standing in a vertical position.
Big thanks for the help
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