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Post by donkeytoo on Feb 28, 2014 9:27:32 GMT
Plant pot heaters cheap heating by using tea lights / small candles. They can also be used on a very low flame on a cooker (so I have been informed) I am selling these locally as shed / greenhouse heaters for £22.00 Members of this forum can have them for £12 each. no offers or further discounts. Collect from Brandon Suffolk/Norfolk border or at the July Brandon Annual Meet. I could post but they are heavy for their size. but I shall try and get a price. Lots of stuff on sale at the Brandon meet in aid of charity.Bring your cheque books. Cant seem to get an image on here (it's me not the Forum)So until I fathom it out there is an image on the OTHER SITE.
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Post by billieblue on Mar 2, 2014 19:21:02 GMT
I see you're on the Whitwell (?) meet. Will you have some there?
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Post by n brown on Mar 2, 2014 19:54:51 GMT
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Post by Mini on Mar 2, 2014 21:25:04 GMT
Bruce I'd love one of those. Honestly not sure if we'll make it to Brandon this year but I expect the 'motorhome mail' delivery system could help... or is that 'camp couriers' Not sure if we've got a proper name for it yet? Anyhoo, I can send you the money or use Paypal or online banking - whatever suits you. Still keeping fingers crossed for Brandon though...
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Post by Firefox on Mar 2, 2014 21:37:17 GMT
I can pick one up for you Mini, if I go which is more than an even chance. Then maybe hand it over at Greywell etc These heaters are very good but they do get super hot so allow plenty of space around... non flammable materials. If the situation is good and stable they would be excellent trace heating+ in your van for the price of few tealights. So many people leave their vans to freeze over winter. OK for a car but really not a good idea for a coachbuilt as water can freeze in the seams and even for a panel van it is a good idea to keep rooflights and other penetrations as far from freeing as possible. <--- Click to enlarge Edit: Bruce I added a pic for you as above. Hope that's OK. Attachments didn't work for me last night so it may not be your fault - they were working this morning though (There's a grey add attachment button above your posting box, top right)
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Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2014 3:22:07 GMT
I thought this was a wind up till I saw the photo - am impressed but not quite sure of how it works. I've been using a single small plant pot on the woodburner at home to test and am going to try it out with a candle in the van. It seemed to work quite well. I understand how the 3 pots inside each other would help to trap extra heat so it would stay warm for longer but I can't figure out how the base (the bit under the saucer - btw, why the hole in the saucer?) works, nor what it's made of. Any explanations? Mini, N Brown named it the "Crony Express" in another thread... hope you make it to Brandon, let me know how you get on with the Donkey Heater, am very curious, and he may have another customer here in due course
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Post by Mini on Mar 3, 2014 7:50:39 GMT
Thanks for the delivery offer Firefox - that would be really kind. Crony Express - love it!
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Post by billieblue on Mar 3, 2014 8:09:55 GMT
WVW have you checked the plant pot heater out on YouTube?
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Post by Firefox on Mar 3, 2014 11:18:03 GMT
@wvw I think he has drilled a hole in the saucer so he can screw it down to the base.
The base is a plant pot stand (or similar) inverted, and I think he has put some nuts and bolts on the three prongs and painted them to act as lugs (sticking up) so that the main heater pots can be safely located and won't fall off.
(I notice elsewhere, someone questioned these as to price. There's quite a bit of assembly involved and parts to get. (I can count at least 20 parts) £12 seems a very reasonable price considering the materials and the work involved).
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Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2014 11:50:49 GMT
Now that I have my specs on I can see that the hole in the saucer is in fact a screw so presume the base is wood, and it is just to keep the whole set up stable. Great idea for keeping the cold out of the van at home but a bit cumbersome and heavy for using when away in the van. But also great for using in the house on chilly summer nights when you don't want to put the heating on, or as an extra room warmer.
As a craftworker, I feel the price is very reasonable - I struggle trying to sell my own home made things, which involve a lot of skill which has come from years of practice and experience, at a rate which only comes to minimum wage (and often less) plus costs and overheads, ie £10 per hour. People think nothing of paying a mechanic £40 per hour or a solicitor double that rate, even the dustbin men are probably on more than minimum rate, but people do not value the time spent in producing one off hand crafted items which keep money in this country instead of pouring it out to China and wasting it on cheap chinese imports which are mass produced (slave labour wages)and shoddily made.
Well done Donkey, get a patent slapped on it quick!
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Post by francophile1947 on Mar 3, 2014 17:54:14 GMT
It's a pity that donkeytoo hasn't mentioned that all profits go towards sending terminally ill kids on holiday
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