{"id":15884,"date":"2013-12-07T15:28:44","date_gmt":"2013-12-07T23:28:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/ClaireWolfe\/?p=15884"},"modified":"2013-12-07T15:28:44","modified_gmt":"2013-12-07T23:28:44","slug":"flowerpot-space-heater-experiment-two-the-engineers-were-right","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clairewolfe.com\/blog\/2013\/12\/07\/flowerpot-space-heater-experiment-two-the-engineers-were-right\/","title":{"rendered":"Flowerpot space heater. Experiment two. The engineers were right."},"content":{"rendered":"

When last we spoke (or at least when last we spoke about flowerpot-n-candle space heaters<\/a>) I reported dismal failure.<\/p>\n

Attempting to use one of the devices in a uninsulated 8 x 10 room with big windows produced zero results. In fact, the temperature dropped half a degree while the “heater” was running despite outside temperatures not appreciably changing.<\/p>\n

So today I tried again, moving the heater into a 7 x 7 windowless room with decent insulation. The room was 58 degrees when I started. And …<\/p>\n

12:00 noon — 58 degrees
\n1:00 p.m. — 58 degrees
\n2:00 p.m. — 58 degrees
\n3:00 p.m. — 58 degrees<\/p>\n

So that’s that. I’m not going to try Bear’s suggested experiment of candle-heater vs plain candle (in comments on the earlier post) because there’s nothing to compare. The engineers were right.<\/p>\n

Also. During the first experiment I discovered that the roof was leaking. During the second a frozen pipe thawed and began spraying water all over the place. So I think Someone (Coyote, Loki, and Murphy are all suspects here) is trying to tell me Something. Like STOP doing this.<\/p>\n

The only observable result — other than weather-and-house-related chaos — is that in the smaller, tighter room, I definitely felt the warmth of the heater while standing within 18 inches of it. If I were, say, tinkering at a work bench with the candle contraption next to me, I might say it worked. I might appreciate the extra warmth. But three feet away, where the thermometer sat — nada.<\/p>\n

I’ve been using the three-pot version with the metal inside. I may still fiddle with the two-pot tea-light version. Later. Not until I’m sure that the house won’t fall down around my shoulders if I try.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When last we spoke (or at least when last we spoke about flowerpot-n-candle space heaters) I reported dismal failure. Attempting to use one of the devices in a uninsulated 8 x 10 room with big windows produced zero results. In fact, the temperature dropped half a degree while the “heater” was running despite outside temperatures not appreciably changing. So today I tried again, moving the heater into a 7 x 7 windowless room with decent insulation. The room was 58 degrees when I started. And … 12:00 noon — 58 degrees 1:00 p.m. — 58 degrees 2:00 p.m. — 58…<\/p>\n

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