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Pre-Spring Greenhouse Preparation with Electric Heaters

Pre-Spring Greenhouse Preparation with Electric Heaters

As spring approaches, it’s time to prepare your greenhouse for a new season of growth. Electric heaters play a crucial role in this transition, especially for early plant growth and seed germination. Let’s delve into how to effectively prepare your greenhouse with the help of these heaters.     1. Assessing Your Greenhouse Start by […]

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Maximising Greenhouse Heat Efficiency in Winter: A Practical Guide

Maximising Greenhouse Heat Efficiency in Winter: A Practical Guide

Winter poses a unique challenge for greenhouse gardening. As temperatures plummet, creating a warm, stable environment for plant growth becomes crucial. But worry not – with the right strategies and tips from Hotbox Heaters, you can maximise greenhouse heat efficiency, ensuring your plants not only survive but thrive during the coldest months…   First things […]

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Ensuring Safety in Greenhouse Heating: Ventilation Top Tips

Ensuring Safety in Greenhouse Heating: Ventilation Top Tips

Heating your greenhouse is essential, but doing so safely is paramount. One of the critical aspects of safety in greenhouse heating, especially when using gas heaters, is adequate ventilation. This blog will cover our four essential safety top tips to ensure efficient and safe operation of your greenhouse heaters.     Tip #1: Adequate ventilation […]

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Installation and Maintenance of Greenhouse Heaters: A Step-by-Step Guide

Installation and Maintenance of Greenhouse Heaters: A Step-by-Step Guide

As the crisp chill of autumn breezes in, horticulture enthusiasts are reminded of the delicate balance required to maintain a thriving greenhouse environment. The key to sustaining that perfect bloom through the coldest months? A trusty greenhouse heater! Let’s walk through the essentials of installation and upkeep, ensuring your plants bask in warmth all season […]

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Why You Should Maintain Your Greenhouse Heater

Why You Should Maintain Your Greenhouse Heater

A poorly maintained gas greenhouse heater can pose significant risks, including the potential for elevated carbon monoxide (CO) levels. Carbon monoxide is a colourless, odourless gas that you get from burning fuels like propane or natural gas. When combustion is incomplete due to poor maintenance, the greenhouse heater can release higher levels of CO into […]

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How to Light a Gas BBQ

How to Light a Gas BBQ

We’ve talked before about how to cook on a gas BBQ, but let’s talk about how to light a gas BBQ in the first place. 1. Check Your Gas Supply Make sure your gas supply is properly connected to your BBQ. 2. Open the Lid Lighting your BBQ with the lid closed can cause a […]

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Gas vs Electric Greenhouse Heaters

Gas vs Electric Greenhouse Heaters

When heating your greenhouse, there are many different options for a greenhouse heater, including different power sources: electric, natural gas (primarily methane), or liquefied petroleum (LP) gas. At Hotbox Heaters, we sell both gas and electric greenhouse heaters. But which one is the right option for you and your greenhouse? Let’s go over the pros […]

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How to Cook on a Gas BBQ

How to Cook on a Gas BBQ

We love a BBQ, don’t you? But cooking your food just right can be tricky, so here are some tips on how to cook on a gas BBQ and make your food as tasty as possible. Preheating Your BBQ Always preheat your BBQ until the cooking surface reaches the optimum cooking temperature. For the best […]

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How to Start a BBQ Catering Business

How to Start a BBQ Catering Business

Are you thinking of starting your own BBQ catering business? A mobile BBQ business or a BBQ business from home? If you’ve got what it takes to make delicious BBQ food (and we love a good BBQ) and you’d like to make a business out of it, there are a few things you should think […]

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Why Your Street Food Needs a Flame Failure Device

Why Your Street Food Needs a Flame Failure Device

Who doesn’t love a bit of street food from time to time? Although the market has dropped during the pandemic, we expect it to make a full recovery and become a £1.5 billion industry by 2026. But if you’re a street food vendor yourself, we know you have plenty to think about for your business […]

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