William Laven (wmlaven@platinotype.com)
Mon, 25 Oct 1999 09:55:31 -0700 (PDT)
>My space is about the same as yours, and it stays comfortable with an
>electric (oil-filled) radiating heater. It doesn't bring the temperature up
>as quickly as a space heater, so I turn it on about 15 minutes before I'm
>ready to work. A piece of electrical tape over the "on" light prevents risk
>of fogging.
>-- Matthew
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <David.Clark@Walsworth.com>
>To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
>Sent: Monday, October 25, 1999 9:51 AM
>Subject: Darkroom heaters (off topic)
>
>
>> I recently moved from the deep south to the midwest and am building a
>darkroom
>> in an unheated 15 ' square addition. Ventilation is no problem. What
>kind of
>> space heater can I use that will not fog film or paper?
>>
>> Sorry to post here, but I really need some experienced advice.
>>
>> David
>>
>>
I've found that these oil-filled heaters are so energy efficient that I
leave mine on all the time; it has a built in thermostat so its not
actually on ALL the time, but it heats as it needs to. That way, my
chemistry stays at working temperature. If one wanted to keep chemicals at
temp, but not the whole room (as a cost issue) then you coule make a cheap
tempering bath with a kitty litter box as a water container and an aquarium
heater.
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