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How much heat is needed for a greenhouse in sub-zero winter

giza3030
15 years ago

I am putting in hot water heat in several 30' x 30' wooden pyramids with poly on both sides. Our winters can have several nights in a row of sub-zero and months of sub-freezing temps. I am using a wood fired outdoor furnace with 400 gallons of water. Each greenhouse is about 6000 cu. ft.and I have ceiling fans. I am planting right in the ground, so figured the tubing would go along the bottom of the walls. If I used finned tube heaters, would I need them to go the entire length of every side or would a couple of 8' units be enough per side. Or would it be adequate to just place heat radiators in front of the fans? If I ran a double 1-1/4 underground insulated pex pipe to and from the stove could I heat 2 or 3 - 6000 cu. ft. greenhouses on the same underground thermo-pex mainline and tee off to each and use valves to regulate the temperature?

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