New greenhouses
03/17/2018 | Posted by Hailee Leveto |
These greenhouses were recently constructed to insulate the sap releasers and prevent ice building up inside, allowing optimal sap collection.
The electrical heat cable will work in tandem with the sun’s rays to keep it warm in the mornings before temperatures rise to above freezing. Usually the heat from our vacuum pump warms the releasers, but these two are in remote locations.
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Can you explain this idea? I’m very interested. We are trying to keep our releaser warm
The post and pictures should give you an idea, a combination of the suns rays and the heat from the heat cable (links below) help keep the insulated box warm enough to prevent ice. Time will tell if we used enough heat cable, we may have to add more or another source of heat (100 watt light bulb).
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002081UPY/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/EasyHeat-2102-Freeze-Heating-Cable/dp/B002KT5ZPO/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1521653392&sr=8-5&keywords=easy+heat+cable