Tropicals & Tender Perennials: A Cool House for my Brugs, 1 by GordonHawk

GordonHawk wrote:
Well.. Brenda it shouldn't require much heat.. I thought a electric heater..1500 watts.. in one of the oil filled radiator looking enclosures.. The foam has an "R" value of 7.5 about 1/2 of what the insulation in a 2 x 4 framed house might have if it used a 31/2" batt of fibergass insulation.. and it has 5 times the "R" value of an 8" thick concrete block construction..
I'll have to play it by ear on this one.. and increase the heating as required.. I'll be insulating the door openings....and the solar mass of the enclosed wet dirt should help hold some heat.. I'm not sure of the solar gain I can expect on a sunny winters day though.. I'll have to watch that high end also..
OH here's the Glowing Pink Cube at night... I know they would never go dormant.. if Ikept the light on.. but the pnk glow all about the room in the day is alittle concern..