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Jan 22, 2014 7:43 PM CST
Name: Rick Rickman
McAlester, Oklahoma (Zone 7a)
Here are a few pics of my Harbor Freight Greenhouse
This first picture shows were it is situated in relation to my house.
It is facing with the back wall to the North, the door to the South.
It is sited on the East side of my house, partially shaded by trees to the East,
as well as my neighbors privacy fence.
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In the second picture I show how I mounted the heater.
I cut the plywood to fit, predrilled the holes.
I then slid screws (headside in the tracks on the upright pieces
on the North side. This left the threads facing out, spaced them,
then slid the plywood onto the threads & fastened with washers.
I ran the gas line from under my house where the line had been
capped off from removing a wall heater in the living room.
Simply elled over, drilled through the wall, ran the pipe.....
then had it professionally hooked up, haha
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This just gives a whole picture of the heater after installation.
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A few more notes.
I have also installed bubblewrap for insulation.
With the heater mounted up off the ground (to keep moisture at bay)
you need a fan to circulate the heat which will collect in the upper half
of the GH & leave the bottom cold. Using just a boxfan, I have had no
problems or lost any plants, & I have the thermostat set on 2.
This fall I also installed pavers & filled the gaps with pea gravel.
New this fall as well is a shade cloth which has helped regulate temps,
Hope ya'll enjoy, Rick

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