Combustion chamber rusted out in 2011 and was replaced under warranty. At the same time also replaced the exhaust vent flange. Himself made a curved hood to fit over the top of the vent on the outside, which (mostly) keeps rain from blowing in. On 10/31/2021 7:01 PM, Mark Mazer via pbs wrote: > " After two decades in nice humid greenhouse the igniter is rusted to > point where it cannot work" > > FWIW: After 20 some years, even the "Cadillac" of brands, Modine purpose > built greenhouse propane heaters, are getting "long in the tooth"and may > become unreliable. You may want to consider replacing it IMHO. Been there, > done that. > > Best, > m > > On Sun, Oct 31, 2021 at 12:55 PM Nicholas Plummer via pbs < > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > >> Get a greenhouse, they said. It’s a relaxing hobby, they said. >> >> I keep my pilot flame burning all summer on my direct vent propane >> heater—I figure its a small amount of propane in the grand scheme of >> things, but I hope the heat will help to keep things dry around the valve >> and thermocouple. Which means that something else will probably fail on >> the coldest night of the year… >> >> After a couple of near disasters, I recently purchased a little wifi hub >> with three wireless thermomenter/hygrometers for less than $100. Now I can >> monitor the greenhouse on my phone, and theoretically it should alert me if >> the temperature rises or drops below preset levels. >> Nick >> _______________________________________________ >> pbs mailing list >> pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net >> http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… >> Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> >> > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus/ _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>