Best way to heat a 4x4ft grow tent

[Leon727272]

Looking for some advice on the best way to control the temperature in my 4x4 tent (not in the room).......... more specifically some heating method that can be maintained using a adjustable set point. My room temp is 20-21C (68-70F) but I am looking to increase this by a few degrees C.

Any suggestions would be much appreciated.

 

[TCH]

Oil radiator heaters are good options. They aren't fast to heat up the room, but they can be dialed in and be pretty consistent.

 

[TCH]

Sorry, I read that as room. I believe they would be too much for a tent. That said, I have seen a few people using a low profile plate heater that may actually be an oil filled radiator, just smaller for inside the tent. Very small footprint and very low fire hazard.

ETA: Something like this

NewAir Portable Heater - 400-watt Under Desk Heater with Slim Fit Design and Silent, Energy Efficient Operation | Ideal for Office, Desk, Home, and More https://a.co/d/75RPEhO

 

[farmingfisherman]

Chicken coop heaters I've been told work nicely for tents. Is the tent outside?

 

[farmingfisherman]

Sorry, I read that as room. I believe they would be too much for a tent. That said, I have seen a few people using a low profile plate heater that may actually be an oil filled radiator, just smaller for inside the tent. Very small footprint and very low fire hazard.

ETA: Something like this

NewAir Portable Heater - 400-watt Under Desk Heater with Slim Fit Design and Silent, Energy Efficient Operation | Ideal for Office, Desk, Home, and More https://a.co/d/75RPEhO

Or this!

 

[Leon727272]

Chicken coop heaters I've been told work nicely for tents. Is the tent outside?

its inside (Basement)

 

[farmingfisherman]

its inside (Basement)

You could build a wood frame and then add insulation board around the frame and then put the tent inside that for added insulation value to lessen the cost of running the heater. With the insulation you might not even need the heater. Hope you follow its early and I'm running a little slow.

 

[Playk328]

Is there a reason you can not raise the room temps? Just curious.

 

[Cookie Rider]

Fire.

lol
No jk.
As said radiant oil heater and use dehumidifier heat.

 

[Leon727272]

Is there a reason you can not raise the room temps? Just curious.

I am looking to get a temp of around 25C (78F) in the tent only.....but that temp is too high for the room in question (which is the basement) and I spend a lot of time in that room so if I can find a way of heating the tent only (and safely of course), then that would be ideal.

 

[Playk328]

Get some HID lighting if you want to add some heat.. More light, more heat.. Win win..

 

[Playk328]

Im missing something here, these temps are not bad at all..

Why are you trying to heat up 70 degrees?

What kind of lights are you running?

 

[Playk328]

If your room is 68-70 degrees and your temps in the tent are the same, maybe add an HID without an air cooled hood, this will raise the temps up, but myself I like 68 degrees, even for my room temp

 

[UpstateRecGrower]

You could run your inline fan off of both a humidistat and a thermostat, so that it only kicks on at the temp and humidity you set it to, not sure if that will work in your situation if the ambient humidity outside of the tent is already on the higher side being that its a basement?

 

[024matters]

Anyone tried tube heaters or solea ? I wonder if they can work when outside its 32F cause they use much less than 2kw oil heater...

 

[Fallguy111]

70° without equipment running, I'd think once things are running your going to want to cool it.

 

[Shamblychumb]

Looking for some advice on the best way to control the temperature in my 4x4 tent (not in the room).......... more specifically some heating method that can be maintained using a adjustable set point. My room temp is 20-21C (68-70F) but I am looking to increase this by a few degrees C.

Any suggestions would be much appreciated.

You can always have fan blowing from the top to the bottom. I needed to make mine warmer. I also put tarp on top of the tent then also a warm blanket.

 

[Fallguy111]

Intake up high and exhaust low. Raise lights and turn up. Put drivers and breaker strips in the tent. Put intake by water heater. A few ideas.

 

[coreywebster]

Yeah you need to explain your set up,

You run your lights and you use a speed controller on your fan to maintain desired temps.
4x4 with adequate lighting shouldn't need heating with your ambient room temps

 

[coreywebster]

Anyone tried tube heaters or solea ? I wonder if they can work when outside its 32F cause they use much less than 2kw oil heater...

Tube heaters are good for small spaces when you don't require kilowatts of heat. But if you require kilowatts of heat then oil filled rads would be cheaper to buy .

All heaters are 100% efficient