Winter greenhouse: price in maintenance when heating pellet boiler

The issue of heating the greenhouse is very acute for the owners of farms. Various methods are used to raise the temperature during the cold season. Farmers are encouraged to cover the walls with foil with insulation, hay, or other frost protection. However, there is a simpler and more economical heating method. A winter greenhouse can function on your farm without burdening your budget. This will require pellet boiler or a pelleted fuel boiler. The optimal version of the system implies simultaneous heating of the house and the greenhouse, as well as other household buildings. Winter greenhouse and the lowest price is achievable.

The most heat-resistant option for the calculation is a greenhouse sheathed with 16 mm cellular polycarbonate. A single-chamber double-glazed window protects less from the cold, as it will not sound surprising for many of our readers. Its heat-saving characteristics are on the level of 8 mm polycarbonate, and the minimum cost is practically equal to 16 mm cellular polycarbonate. You can independently check, using a calculation calculator, how many kilowatts are required to heat a winter greenhouse. We offer a calculation for a home structure measuring 4 * 6 m.

The table below shows the cost per kilowatt of heat when using different types of fuel. Wood pellets provide 50% savings that can be further increased.

Fuel	Calorific value according to standard	Required amount, 1 kW * h	Estimated fuel price	Fuel cost per kW
Main gas	8.6 kWh / m3	0.116 m3	8.07 UAH / m3	0.936 UAH
Liquefied gas	12.8 kWh / l	0.0782 l	11.60 UAH / l	UAH 0.907
Wood pellets	4.96 kWh / kg	0.202 kg	2,3 UAH / kg	0,464 UAH
Diesel fuel	11.1 kWh / l	0.91 l	15.80 UAH / l	UAH 14.37
Electricity	—	1 kWh	1.68 kWh	1.68 UAH

 

Winter greenhouse and price: maintenance costs

Here is the calculation of heat consumption in kilowatts for a home greenhouse. For example, take a farm greenhouse 6 m long, 4 m wide and 3 meters high. Outdoor temperature during winter months - -25° С, and in the off-season - at least -5° C. Greenhouse temperature - 15° C.

Glazing parameters and work cycles	Heating costs, average monthly consumption, (kW * h / month)	Required power of the heating system
Covering - polycarbonate 6 mm, from February to December, at an outdoor temperature of -5 ° С	2130	6 kW
Covering - polycarbonate 8 mm, from February to December, at an outdoor temperature of -5 ° С	2018	5.6 kW
Covering - polycarbonate 10 mm, from February to December, at an outdoor temperature of -5 ° С	1840	5 kW
Covering - polycarbonate 16 mm, from February to December, at an outdoor temperature of -5 ° С	1365	3.8 kW
All-season greenhouse
Covering - polycarbonate 6 mm, from February to December, at an outdoor temperature of -25 ° С	2130	11.9 kW
Covering - polycarbonate 8 mm, from February to December, at an outdoor temperature of -25 ° С	2018	11.2 kW
Covering - polycarbonate 10 mm, from February to December, at an outdoor temperature of -25 ° С	1840	10.2 kW
Covering - polycarbonate 16 mm, from February to December, at an outdoor temperature of -25 ° С	1365	7.6 kW
Seasonal greenhouse
Covering - single glazing, from February to December, at an outdoor temperature of -5 ° С	1960	5.5kw
All-season greenhouse
Covering - single glazing, from February to December, at an outdoor temperature of -25 ° С	1960	11 kWt

 

The figures given for heating a winter greenhouse show that you can heat it painlessly, having in stock only 6 kW of heating system power. For almost these purposes, any solid fuel boiler with a capacity and a pellet burner FOCUS 18 kW is suitable. At the same time, the seasonal use of the greenhouse will cost on average about 1000 hryvnia per month for heating with pellets. The crop grown will help reduce the cost of purchasing food.

Pellet boiler room FOCUS

Our company produces everything you need for a pellet boiler house:

• FOCUS pellet burners for 17 kW if you have your own solid fuel boiler;
• pellet storage bins.

This equipment will bring the level of comfort closer to gas heating and reduce costs by at least 50%. For a winter greenhouse, the price depends on the design approach and rational selection of equipment and construction.