[UK-CONTEST] Shack heating

[Peter Hobbs]

Hi Cris,

Do you have yours ventilated to the outside?   My shack lives in a similar 
sized log cabin of similar volume (5m x 5m) , shared with rowing M/C and 
other kid's paraphernalia, but the main thing is it's not far short of 
air-tight when the door and windows are shut (which they always are when 
it's cold!)  You hear scary tales of CO levels in caravans . . .

Peter G3LET

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <gm4fam at tiscali.co.uk>
To: <uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 11:14 PM
Subject: [UK-CONTEST] Shack heating


> Greetings all
>
> ...... and install a supplementary power feed to the shack to allow
> for electric heating!
>
> Since moving out here back in Aug 2005, my shack has occupied a
> Portakabin 26 x 10ft.
>
> One winter of enduring a highland winter (never as bad as some claim
> but cold nonetheless) and using an electric heater convinced me for
> ever that this is not a good heating source and for 2 reasons:-
> 1) Its expensive to run and 2) Its not as efficient as gas.
>
> I bought a small gas heater on ebay following a local farmer's
> specific recommendation (there are many different kinds available) -
> mine was made by Infradex Ltd  (Hoddesdon, Herts) and is called the
> 'Ubique UH/3' - and it works just great.
>
> Buy a filled 19kg container of Propane gas (mine was 22 quid all in,
> including delivery from 8 miles away), put it in the corner of the
> shack,  connect it up and away you go.
>
> I doubt very much whether you will need to get a refill inside 2 years
> based on average use of the shack throughout the cold months - I have
> used less than 20% so far since installation in November 2006 and use
> the Portakabin for about 10 hours a day for work and play.
>
> Oh, and there is a bit of a psychological advantage benefit too -
> visually that orange glow from the heater has a warming effect,
> especially when hunting LF DX on a typical January morning - and the
> used matchsticks are great for propping open the eyes when those same
> condx are bad!
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> 73 de Cris
> GM4FAM
>
>
>
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