Does anyone have a Rion GH in a zone 6 or lower?

18 years ago

Hi All,

I just put up my Rion greenhouse in a zone upper 5, lower 6. I'm concerned about heating and insulation. Would love to talk with someone with a Rion in a zone 6 or colder.

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perrylawrence
18 years ago
I have one in Z/4a but can't help much w/heating or insulation since I just put it up this spring - Search aroound - I know there are several posters with Rion units in northers states but I think the consensus is that you ain't gonna heat them up to be able to use them all winter.....
DgreenR
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18 years ago
It's so incredibly frustrating. I was told several times that it would work all winter and then I got it, built it and I can see now that it is insulated horribly. I'm still going to try to make it work. I'm going to add lots of insulation. Are you planning on using yours at all in the winter? Where did you buy yours from.
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cleo- Changing the window is definately not an option. These were not cheap windows- about $1000 a pop, and to change the size would put me into custom sizing for even more money, and I wouls have to deal with the masonry. I did some more searching on the web and I think I have determined that I wouldn't mind the "well" that would be created- I would just put some plants there. Mindstorm- the layout I am thinking of (I will post as soon as I have clean copy- it is all scribbles at the moment) actually makes a lot of sense. The window just happens to be in the middle of the wall that I want to put the sink on, and I like the idea of the sink at the window for the same reasons everyone else does- light, symmetry, watch the kids in the backyard, etc. Also, it creates a nice cleanup zone/dish storage zone along that wall, which happens to be parallel to the table, so easy to set the table, etc. I do agree that upon thinking about it, I don't think that the lowered sink would be a great option. As everyhting in this process is a series of compromises, i think having the sink at this window with the counters 4" is a better compromise than many of the others I have considered. Also, I would have a small prep sink as well on my range wall, so this sink would only be for cleanup. We have a pretty busy schedule today-t-ball, b-day party- so I am hoping I can get my layout posted tonight or tomorrow.
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perrylawrence
18 years ago
it is not insulated horribly - it is what it is - about 4R - double wall poly carb at 4mil - none of these plastic play houses were meant to be used all year around - at least not up in the north - and in the summer they will shoot up above 100 in a heartbeat - I used fans this summer and made it thru so I am going into fall with great tomato plants and cukes to carry into freeze to death time - I built mine up on a 2 foot high cedar wall made of 6x8 timbers and then made a planting bed 2' wide around the inside - so i could use it for early harvesting and ditto later
as for your question - got it thru igc-usa - i think that was their name - they had a package which was exactly what i wanted - and their price was as good as anybody else including target who otherwise was the cheapest.
i don't think i would get too involved in heating this thing - if that is what you really want - I'd ebay it and cut my losses and put up another kind more suited to what you really want to do.......imho

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