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  • From: Brian Luton <bcluton AT aol.com>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Heated Starter Houses
  • Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2014 00:04:04 -0500

Thanks John - I appreciate the info. Do you have a ballpark figure on what
the Trueleaf set up cost you?

Thanks
Brian

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On Feb 14, 2014, at 10:34 AM, John Ehrlich <johnkaty AT shaw.ca> wrote:

> I have the true leaf with a double poly 20x40 and apprx 450 sq ft of bench
> space with the true leaf hot water system. The tubing runs on top of my
> bench and the flats on top of that. There is no thermal mass because I need
> the airflow for the flats. The hot water comes from a little shed next to
> the ghouse and is heated with a propane htw. I could have gone with
> electric but there were pros and cons of each system.
>
> The first year the cost was high, with $400 to 600 monthly propane bills,
> running at 68-70. I believe that is still better than forced air. I am now
> getting around to insulating the little shed which should help a lot.
>
> The engineering of the radiant system was okay. I had to replace the
> circulating pump this spring because I did not purge the air enough and the
> pump quickly burned up. A friend who installs radiant floor systems
> looked at it and said this could have been done for cheaper and better.
>
> All in all I am very happy with the system.
>
> J
>
>
>
> On 2014-02-14, at 6:41 AM, Etienne Goyer wrote:
>
>> I do not have any experience to share myself, as I am just getting a
>> furnace installed in a 30x100 this spring. The only advice I can give
>> is to check the account term of your propane provider. Despite having
>> an excellent credit myself, I got ask for a security deposit, and they
>> would only accept pre-authorized payment. Needless to say, I told them
>> to get lost, but now I have to find another supplier. :(
>>
>>
>>
>> On 14-02-14 08:38 AM, bcluton AT aol.com wrote:
>>> Hi Folks,
>>>
>>> We heat our current starter house with wood. (20 x 36) Wood is great
>>> but also creates some limitations - not the least of which is lack of
>>> sleep!
>>>
>>> Anyhow we're exploring a few options for converting to Natural Gas /
>>> Propane. Having not heated this way before I'm trying to gather some
>>> general feedback on fuel consumption.
>>>
>>> We're in Central New York (zone 5) and our primary heating season will
>>> be Mid-March through May. I'm guessing we'd run the house around 60 -
>>> 65. We're looking at running a 250k btu heater in a 30 x 48 house. Or
>>> a 80k-100kbtu heater in a 20 x 36(to 48) house.
>>>
>>> Obviously there are a multitude of variables! I'm just hoping that
>>> folks that have somewhat similar circumstances/set-ups could share their
>>> thoughts and/or average fuel consumption patterns, etc.
>>>
>>> Thanks so much,
>>>
>>> Brian
>>> www.stonesthrowfarm.biz
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>> --
>> Etienne Goyer - Le Jardin du Village
>> http://lejardinduvillage.wordpress.com
>>
>> "Changer le monde, une betterave à la fois"
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