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ratboy666
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Oil Filled Radiator in Closet Too Close to Wall?
#28478696 - 09/22/23 01:17 PM (1 year, 3 months ago) |
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Using an oil filled radiator to keep the closet at steady 75 degrees. The dimensions of closet are approximately 5' wide x 8' high x 2' deep.
That 2 feet deep dimension is my worry, the radiator ends up being about 8 inches from back wall and 8 inches from wood door. Don't want to start a fire, think it's too close to a surface, or should I quit worrying?

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Re: Oil Filled Radiator in Closet Too Close to Wall? [Re: ratboy666] 1
#28478820 - 09/22/23 03:12 PM (1 year, 3 months ago) |
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No worries, you won't burn down your house.
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Re: Oil Filled Radiator in Closet Too Close to Wall? [Re: Yahra]
#28478871 - 09/22/23 03:58 PM (1 year, 3 months ago) |
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Somehow you saying "you won't burn your house down" makes me think he'll burn his house down.
I've never used one of those, so IDK, but maybe use an IR thermometer to check how hot the wall gets when it's on.
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Re: Oil Filled Radiator in Closet Too Close to Wall? [Re: Kinoko314]
#28479030 - 09/22/23 07:01 PM (1 year, 3 months ago) |
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Can you pull a make and model off of that bad boy? If you can find the manual for it may give you clearances to/from combustibles
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Re: Oil Filled Radiator in Closet Too Close to Wall? [Re: SlobThyKnob] 2
#28479039 - 09/22/23 07:07 PM (1 year, 3 months ago) |
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Those oil-filled radiators are super safe. I wouldn't worry about it from a safety perspective.
On the other hand, they're a lot less efficient when next to a wall like that.
Also, under normal circumstances, you shouldn't be directly heating your grow closet. It's the sort of thing that probably doesn't matter, but is likely to do more harm than good. And there's no good reason to expend energy keeping it at a steady 75. Personally, I prefer the mid 60's. But it really doesn't matter enough to get into direct manipulation.
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Re: Oil Filled Radiator in Closet Too Close to Wall? [Re: B Traven]
#28479099 - 09/22/23 07:52 PM (1 year, 3 months ago) |
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Thanks all for responses, the wall and wood door are cool to the touch, so I wont lose any sleep over it.
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Re: Oil Filled Radiator in Closet Too Close to Wall? [Re: ratboy666]
#28479245 - 09/22/23 09:14 PM (1 year, 3 months ago) |
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What are the high and low temps without the heater? In America units.
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Re: Oil Filled Radiator in Closet Too Close to Wall? [Re: CocaineBuffet]
#28479317 - 09/22/23 10:52 PM (1 year, 3 months ago) |
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These days, the maximum temperature reached in my apartment is usually 65 degrees fahrenheit. The lowest it goes is 59 degrees.
Temps are slowly dropping outside, and I doubt it will even reach 65 inside next week.
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Re: Oil Filled Radiator in Closet Too Close to Wall? [Re: ratboy666]
#28479494 - 09/23/23 06:11 AM (1 year, 3 months ago) |
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ratboy666 said: These days, the maximum temperature reached in my apartment is usually 65 degrees fahrenheit. The lowest it goes is 59 degrees.
Temps are slowly dropping outside, and I doubt it will even reach 65 inside next week.
That is pretty cold, so I can see why you might want to heat the closet. I personally would probably still just keep the heater in the same room as the closet, maybe put blankets on the closet walls for insulation. I personally wouldn't consider the current temperature range an issue, but yeah, as it gets colder, supplemental heat would be in order. Still better to bring the whole space up to a comfortable temperature, rather than try to heat the immediate area where your containers are. Keep in mind that the mycelium does generate its own heat, just like us, and that it's hanging out in sealed vessels.
I don't know how big your apartment is, but I bet two of those oil-filled heaters, strategically placed and left on all the time, would bring the whole place up to a more comfortable temperature for you. And at minimal cost.
And this is, in my opinion, the best way to think about it: if you're comfortable, so are they. If you've got enough light to read by, then they've got enough light. Etc., etc.
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Re: Oil Filled Radiator in Closet Too Close to Wall? [Re: B Traven]
#28479589 - 09/23/23 08:08 AM (1 year, 3 months ago) |
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Quote:
B Traven said:
That is pretty cold, so I can see why you might want to heat the closet. I personally would probably still just keep the heater in the same room as the closet, maybe put blankets on the closet walls for insulation.
Just don't put the heater right next to a hanging blanket. That's asking for trouble.
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