Would an electric propagator work in a green house (unheated)?
Also is there any that work off grid?
Electric Propagator
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tigerburnie
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12 volts is not the problem, it's the current required to generate heat, you would need massive lorry batteries and a solar panel the size of a tennis court I think.
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I use them in my greenhouse, yes, but I run them off the mains electric.
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I have a single seed tray size propagator and a double tray size one.
I find both struggle to reach 15 degrees unless I bubble wrap and heat the greenhouse or at very least surround the propagators with wrap.
Like tigerburnie I would think a solar powered unit would be very weak and unlikely to be beneficial
I find both struggle to reach 15 degrees unless I bubble wrap and heat the greenhouse or at very least surround the propagators with wrap.
Like tigerburnie I would think a solar powered unit would be very weak and unlikely to be beneficial
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