Is this heating idea any good?

darrensurrey

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brHqBcZqNzE

Maybe !!!!!!!!?

marleyboy

I used to do similar in my shed. Its handy for keeping plants frost free and warm throughout the winter.

Cardew

Already discussed

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4814497

Gloomendoom

Fork handles?

Strikes me that he would get the same amount of heat out of them whether they are covered in flowerpots, or not.

toolmaker54

Well I had a go, purchased the pan 98p the two pots £1.88, 100 tealights £2 from Wilko, call it £6 as I had to make a trip to the garden centre to purchse pots.

And I can honestly say that I would have been better using my £6 to run my 1kw heater for 50 hours, this is a total waste of time.

alleycat`

Gloomendoom wrote: »

Fork handles?

Strikes me that he would get the same amount of heat out of them whether they are covered in flowerpots, or not.

I was under the impression the flower pots were supposed to work as thermal stores / radiators rather than the heat going straight up the ceiling.

Still the amount of heat as a function of btu must be fairly small however you choose to "skin it".

I can't see how it would keep anyone overly warm.