DIY Carbon Felt Dome Heater | No Electricity Needed For Greenhouse Heat

[@madisonnanda5246]

not as hot as your heater, but my greenhouse is little. i use old crockpots. i fill it with sand and water keep it on high. it works i love your videos. thanks for sharing

[@caretakerfochr3834]

Is there any point in the water?

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

Great idea!

[@leeinwis]

@@ZenGardenOasis. Is it ? What's it powered by ? How many watts does it draw ?

[@Peter-jo3wt]

​@@leeinwis Wattage is printed on the underside of the crock pot.

[@ChrisW-te1rb]

You need to do a test on the base and the glass jar. The heat radiating back off of that dome on top of that metal lid will cause the metal lead to get very hot. Which could break the glass jar. This is an extreme fire hazard. You should not be using anything that could shatter due to heat

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

Tested in excess of 24 hours.

[@CarolHewett-ug2cw]

Mason jars work best. They are designed to withstand the heat of boiling water when canning foods.

[@annemcgirt5296]

With temps plummeting recently, I have used a terra cotta candle heater with the same fan you're using to blow a little heat into the run of my chicken coop. I have a concrete pad and am using bricks to raise the terra cotta pot to allow for air to get to the candles. So far it works pretty well. I'm using 4 inch tall, 2 inch diameter candles (2 on the colder nights) in a metal can for heating the fan. I know that it won't be enough to keep the chickens toasty warm but I'm only trying to keep their combs and wattles from freezing. It is a fairly substantial terra cotta pot that the chickens cannot move and it does not contact anything flammable. I have seen people using Crisco in these heaters but wasn't sure about that in my use. What do you think about using your heater? I can't guarantee that the chickens couldn't touch it and, at 550+ degrees, the last thing i want is "fried" chicken!

[@SiCaRiI_DaGgEr]

You could roll up some chicken wire around the units as a barrier to keep the chickens from frying themselves....but who doesn't like fried chicken?

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

Sounds great

[@annemcgirt5296]

They really don't bother it. I think they know it is helping them!@@SiCaRiI_DaGgEr

[@calvinjohnson7806]

We live in Alaska and have 12 chickens never had to heat our coop

[@--harry_]

I always wanted to do a heater with platinum catalyst. Just like the old school pocket warmers but on a larger scale. Not sure if you remember the old zippo pocket warmers and how much heat they produced. Carbon fiber wick touching stainless steel mesh and catalyst in the mesh suspended just above the wick.

[@johnbillington1012]

Couldn’t live without it when winter fishing in the uk😉

[@anio6865]

I think if it had about 4 holes about 3/4 the way up it would generate more heat. If it were a little bigger and were even a thin cast iron and a little more space it would be fantastic.

[@birddogenu]

Where did you by this heater ?

[@tuesday630]

Alcohol burning heaters are generally more expensive to operate than a space heater on low.

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

True…if your greenhouse has electricity

[@jrmr6282]

The danger with these types of heaters is that they can cause the fuel to explode by heating the fuel to a flash point. I would like to see the fuel under the heating parts. Would you put that heating source in the oven? There is a video out there were someone had one of those in the background inside his RV while he was making a video and the whole thing caught fire. Keep in mind that the inside of the bell will be much hotter than the outside.

[@Peter-jo3wt]

Inlet air will cool the fuel. Also, heat rises.

[@NazNazan-u9z]

Thank you , Sir How long can work? Why has smoke. It was alcohol or kerosene.?

[@SiCaRiI_DaGgEr]

8hr Tea candles would work great with that unit, think I'll grab 1 or 2 which are more durable than my clay pot method.

[@KyIeMcCIeIIan]

I wonder how Crisco candles do with it? A mason jar Crisco candle lasts a full week.

[@noicorner9446]

I love it thank you for sharing ❤

[@user-ku2ev4gk1m]

I'll bet if you added a Thorium based mesh mantle over the flame, you'd get a ton more heat. What would be great, is to find a Thorium metal "thing", that could be heated to the 200 plus degrees, to get the Thorium energy (atomic reaction) going.

[@user-ku2ev4gk1m]

The following, proves that Thorium coated lantern mantels (if you can still get them) get some energy from atomic reactions (to increase brightness). You can't get "daughter elements", unless atomic reactions (versus chemical reactions), are taking place. That could mean more energy, for heating, in a device similar to what is pictured. """Health Phys . 1984 Apr;46(4):873-81. doi: 10.1097/00004032-198404000-00013. Radioactivity released from burning gas lantern mantles J W Luetzelschwab, S W Googins PMID: 6706595 DOI: 10.1097/00004032-198404000-00013 Cite Abstract Gas lantern mantles contain thorium to produce incandescence when lantern fuel is burned on the mantle. Although only thorium is initially present on the mantle, the thorium daughters build up, some over a period of weeks and some over a period of years, and significant quantities of these daughters are present when the mantle is used. Some of these daughters are released when the lantern fuel is burned on the mantle. The amounts of radioactivity released during burning is studied by measuring the gamma radiation emitted by the daughters. Results of this study show that some of the radium (224Ra and 228Ra) and more than half the 212Pb and 212Bi is released during the first hour of a burn. The actual amounts release depend on the age of the mantle """

[@rylewx]

Would it burn longer with vegetable oil?

[@mrgoodman6620]

Yes, and much less likely to explode with far less toxic emissions! Oils tend to make solid particals (soot) as a byproduct rather than toxic fumes in these applications.

[@warkmard-dw4dw]

Have you tried the same experiment with cooking oil candles?. You can get 1 gallon of cooking oil for $10. That's much cheaper than propane, and they last much longer. Of course they won't burn as clean as propane does

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

Great idea

[@mrgoodman6620]

WRONG! Propane makes some of the most deadly fumes! The oil is FAR better, it makes soot not so much gaseous production.

[@jenniferpetrellicarslearni2265]

How much does it cost????

[@kd2zuz888]

Is this enough to heat the 10 x 12/ greenhouse above 50 degrees in winter in NJ?

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

You may need multiple

[@wideawake333]

Do all types of these hesting sources need to have ventilating system or does it depend on the fuel you burn example canola oil, vs isopropyl alcohol, is it thay you need ventilation period or only il it would create fumes?

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

Yes somthing that’s 100% pure burns cleaner…cheers

[@mrgoodman6620]

Everything that burns creates fumes that are potentially dangerous. Obviously some worse than others. The oils are better than alcohols or gas. Oils tend to emit carbon soot that collects in the dome of such a heater rather than noxious gases. The only thing that burns emission free is hydrogen gas when burn temperature is kept to a minimum. Sorry there is actually an unavoidable emission........ water!

[@ecobluefarms223]

Is there a link for the kit I may be overlooking it

[@Castrowoodworks]

How long before the alcohol runs out on both, what’s the duration?

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

5-6 hours

[@howardrichburg2398]

What is the cost difference between this and a milkhouse electric heater? Or even a mister buddy heater?

[@GetToTheFarm]

we use a mr heater in our large greenhouse. on low a tank last about 2 days straight thru for when it's really cold. we have one that doesn't burn as hot - it lasts most of a week on low - Wish i could adjust a new one to burn like that one does! we use it for warmer cold temps.

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

Electricity

[@howardrichburg2398]

@@ZenGardenOasis. right. But 95% alcohol is not cheap. We pay 11 cents/kwhr , us.

[@sandyhobo2053]

Will it make a small room warmer?.or do you have to stay close to it to stay warm

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

It’s capable of raising the temp in a small area.

[@LathanBenjamin]

how do ibuy this kit/?

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

Amazon had a few in stock. I put a link in the video description. Cheers

[@kacythomas7436]

You could also use fiber glass oil candle wick.

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

Interesting thought.

[@user-qc6yq1jh4j]

how hot with one jar and how long?

[@fabiansaxon7507]

Very helpful, thank you for sharing.

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

Thanks for watching!

[@pamelag.4417]

Hey your scissors is upside down.🥴 Cool invention! Thank you!

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

You’re welcome 😊

[@Abby-oz4wv]

the carbon felt you suggest catches fire during online video test

[@sarahgrooms5606]

What is the metal housing called? Did you buy each peace?

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

It’s sold as a set on Amazon. Link in description.

[@FourSeasonFarming]

I see if I can make one

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

Good luck.

[@paulsansonetti7410]

Whats the 3 piece metal enclosure/done heater called ? Its not in the links

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

I’ll check if my link isn’t broken.

[@carolynlaughman8806]

i can't get this carbon felt dome heater video to lead to amazon

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

Try Local hardware store.

[@ThailandAmazing]

Get a step drill bit

[@MONKEY-vi7hx]

Move that open bottle of slcohol away from the flame!

[@vpchelko]

КГАМ! Какой это "грин хаус???""" Закон термодинамики ни кто не отменял! На текущее время - самый эффективный обогрев !!! на основе электричества !!! это тепловые насосы!

[@paulsansonetti7410]

Since when does alcohol require a carbon monoxide dictator ? Consider a sand or salt Battery as well

[@ZenGardenOasis.]

If your fuel isn’t 100% it can exhaust toxic fumes

[@paulsansonetti7410]

@@ZenGardenOasis. Ok , gotcha

[@dovinhgardenfarm]

❤❤❤❤

[@loony457]

Smokes like anything.. can’t be safe.

[@josephhertzberg2734]

I think that's the tooling oils burning off

[@GuruEthereal]

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