Recommendations for a greenhouse electric heater please

[Tina]

There's a deal with the greenhouse poeple atm, https://www.greenhousepeople.co.uk/prod ... an-heater/

[Herts Mike]

And I've just bought that Tina but not at that price! I paid £90 odd a week ago!

[FaeLLe]

There's a deal with the greenhouse poeple atm, https://www.greenhousepeople.co.uk/prod ... an-heater/

Is there a way to get this working with a digital termostat? The manual setting seems good but I would prefer precise control of temperature.

Also would appreciate insights shared around creating a hotspot, what would that entail and how can I do that?
Some of my caudex plants are 20 cm wide and 5 cm tall and others are 15 cm wide and 30 cm tall....

[JaneO]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lerway-Heating ... +pad&psc=1

Would one of these help you?

[JaneO]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Inkbird-Temper ... eating+pad

And you can buy these separately.

[ragamala]

Sure an external digital thermostat can be used to control accurately the Simplicity heater. BUT not that Inkbird, which is brilliant (I have one) but it only has a 10 amp rating which is fine for a 2kw heater but NOT a 3kw.

This would do the job

http://www.greenhousepeople.co.uk/produ ... at-thermo/

[Tina]

I've just bought that Tina but not at that price! I paid £90 odd a week ago!

can you call them & moan, send it back and do a new order if they won't price match.
I ordered this one as I used my emergency spare recently so always keep a new one for back up & for 3kw its a good price, tempted to order 2.

[Herts Mike]

Done the moan already Tina.

[ralphrmartin]

If you want a separate digital thermostat, look for a WillHi. I used one of those as a replacement on an older Parwin, and it worked well (search the forum for a discussion), despite its low price. The only thing to be careful of is to get the correct model WH7016M - a 240V one which can switch 30A. Note that these are not a plug and socket type, so you will need to wire it in, into a waterproof box, etc.

[Herts Mike]

Yes it's the thermostat that always goes on the Parwin.

And I got a refund on the new heater above without a quibble. Well done Greenhouse People!