Reddit reviews Honeywell HCE100R Heat Bud Ceramic Heater, Red

I would think a small space heater with a fan would be much better for a large space than an emitter bulb. I use one of these and I'm pretty sure others on here use them as well. Not sure if it will get you up to 90F though. You might need two for your larger space or maybe even look at a larger heater.

Yeah what is your electricity situation? It's likely going to be your best bet to get an electric heater. and are you near the water? my grandpa's place is regularly 5-10f colder then where I live inland

Edit: I picked up a few of these the other year on sale from amazon https://www.amazon.com/Honeywell-HCE100G-Ceramic-Heater-Green/dp/B00NXZ7UMA?th=1 I have one in each bedroom upstairs where it gets quite chilly, (125sqft each w/ 2 drafty old windows). If I'm at my computer I'll turn it on high 250w and blow it at my feet and it helps enormously, on very chilly nights I put it up on a metal pan on the floor just in case and run it at it's half setting all night (125w), sometimes i even wake up to take a layer off later.

Edit edit: since the wattage is so low it doesn't put a ton of stress depending on how things are wired, but this won't quickly warm a room either, wear socks and use these to keep the chill off.

Edit edit edit: I put them on a pan for piece of mind, these do not get warm at all on the outsides, you can pick them up from anywhere, I kick mine over frequently under my desk no problem, also has a tip switch.

I use similar size chest freezer with an inkbird 308 and totally agree about the paint can setup. I looked into and really felt it was too sketchy for me, though i see many others use it just fine.

I went with this small ceramic personal heater. It has both overheat protection and tip over protection, both of which i hope would turn it off in case of a meltdown of some kind.

I use this one:

https://www.amazon.com/Honeywell-HCE100W-Ceramic-Heater-White/dp/B00NXZ7UMA?th=1

On low its 170 watts, the built in fan really circulates the heat and it does not turn on that often to keep the freezer at 20°C for my last ferment (its currently 0°C in my garage)

My Freezer.

http://www.frigidaire.ca/Kitchen/Freezers/Chest-Freezers/FFFC07M1QW/

I use this little Honeywell Heater and it works great. Plus it has a fan to circulate the air when it kicks on.

This is what I used to build mine:

http://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=466106

The wiring is pretty trivial especially since you don't need to touch the compressor on the freezer. You just plug it in along with a heater which sits inside. The heater I bought is here:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NXZ7UMA/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_fjOyybFMB2SR0

I didn't bother drilling my fridge for temperature sensors as they fit snugly under the lid when it was shut and I was able to keep my fermenter within .1 degrees of desired temp.

Honeywell HCE100R Heat Bud Ceramic Heater, Red https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NXZ7UMA/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_sk6OBbJFFB4G5

Works perfect on the low setting and doesn’t seem to get hot enough to be worried about I ever melting anything. I have it sitting on the compressor hump blowing toward where the carboys are.

I am currently dealing with this issue.

I am going to attempt using a Heat Bud https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NXZ7UMA/ref=twister_B00OPO5RP0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1 with a thermostat control.

I bought this small heater for my fermentation freezer and it has been working great on the heating side of my temp controller.

Yes, I just use an old blanket personal heating pad a roommate left behind- keep it on one of the lower settings, probably would be a better idea to not use plastic but 🤷‍♂️ I've seen people use small space heaters and humidifiers too. Like this: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NXZ7UMA/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_8x1GAbG3DVXR4 Anything in a closed environment will give you a good amount of control, my countertop is just way too cold to keep starters on to be very active.