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Heating/venting my GH, your thoughts please.

newgen
9 years ago

Pertinent facts:

HFGH 10 x 12
Tropical fruit trees (cherimoya, guanabana, wax apple, sugar apple, sapodilla, rollinia,...)

Only used for cold months, roughly Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb where average low temp is 40s and average high is 60s. The rest of the year I'll cover it with some cloth to protect the polycarbonate panels from UV deterioration, the GH will probably be used as a storage shed during that time.

I've read through many HFGH threads to get info, and I'm planning on the following:

1 exhaust fan at the back wall, thermostat, on at 90F
2 motorized shutters at the front wall, thermostat, also on at 90F
2 1500-watt ceramic oscillating electric heaters, thermostat, keeping inside temp at 60-65
2 small oscillating fans on the floor, on at all times at low power, (even when the motorized shutters are closed), to provide circulation.

Previously, I was thinking of getting the Bayliss autovent openers, but with the exhaust fan/motorized shutters, I don't think I'll need them, am I right?

I'd appreciate your opinions, does it sound like a good plan?
Thank you!!

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