kennel heating options?

[the_stig 6,614]

our kennel is wooden, all boarded with 9mm ply, then a layer of that insulation about 2 inch thick comes in sheeets then ply wood again over the top, will last years and once in it cost nothing, letting them out in the morning the kennel is allways toasty warm you can feel the heat when you open the door, also cool in summer

was gonna post simler --insulate the boxes with king span ... some industrial low level lighting will give off heat make sure you enclose as much of the barn as possible -- saw a set up in a barn for gun dogs they used hay bales to block the draughts -- look at the type of heating farms and factory units use .. check out a company called heaters wholesale limited Edited October 18, 2012 by the_stig

[beast 1,884]

Are these log burners inside the building?

 

yes i have converted my garage and punched a hole for the chimney. the dogs have separate pens and the burner is in the passage along the front

[buster gonads 862]

I fitted a small tube heater in the sleeping box behind mesh, i run it through a frost stat in the kennel, only comes on when the air temp is around -2, though you can vary this to suite, keeps the dog warm and stops his water freezing even though its outside his sleeping box, got it from toolstation, frost stat from screwfix, cost,s pennys to run as it only comes on when needed, buster.

[mally 832]

I fitted a small tube heater in the sleeping box behind mesh, i run it through a frost stat in the kennel, only comes on when the air temp is around -2, though you can vary this to suite, keeps the dog warm and stops his water freezing even though its outside his sleeping box, got it from toolstation, frost stat from screwfix, cost,s pennys to run as it only comes on when needed, buster.

I fitted a small tube heater in the sleeping box behind mesh, i run it through a frost stat in the kennel, only comes on when the air temp is around -2, though you can vary this to suite, keeps the dog warm and stops his water freezing even though its outside his sleeping box, got it from toolstation, frost stat from screwfix, cost,s pennys to run as it only comes on when needed, buster.

I fitted a small tube heater in the sleeping box behind mesh, i run it through a frost stat in the kennel, only comes on when the air temp is around -2, though you can vary this to suite, keeps the dog warm and stops his water freezing even though its outside his sleeping box, got it from toolstation, frost stat from screwfix, cost,s pennys to run as it only comes on when needed, buster.

 

Very simular to what i have mate, but i have used a room stat. There cheap to run and as you say only come on when needed

[buster gonads 862]

Mally, how do you stop it coming on before its freezing if your useing a room stat dont like to think i wasted mony on a frost stat, being a yorksireman , buster.

[whiteracer 258]

Just brought a tubular heater off eBay 2ft 80watt with the wire guard around it, can anyone advise me on where/how I can fit a frost stat i don't really want to leave it on all night or would that be ok?

[buster gonads 862]

I cut the plug off the heater and fitted the frost stat on that wireing, the frost stat sits on the inside of the shed but outside the sleeping box, then i ran the cable into the garage to a fused spare, i leave it switched on all year round, it just turns itself on/off as need,d, i was more concerned about the water bowl being frozzen all day tbh, keeping the dog warm is a bonus, buster.

[whiteracer 258]

Cheers Buster that's a great help got more of an idea now nice one mate

[buster gonads 862]

No probs wardy, make sure you fit a fused spare, just in case, buster.

[moonlighter 1,164]

It's not really keeping the dogs warm though if its set at -2. I have a stat on my heating but its set around 10 degrees.

[whiteracer 258]

No probs wardy, make sure you fit a fused spare, just in case, buster.

[whiteracer 258]

All done Buster fitted the tubular heater and got the frost stat set to -2 ( is it still ok to use straw as bedding with the heater in there ) cheers for your advise I ll try and upload some pics once I ve finished my night shifts!!

[tenbob 17]

some pics would be good to see .im looking into the same thing in my kennels

[buster gonads 862]

It's not really keeping the dogs warm though if its set at -2. I have a stat on my heating but its set around 10 degrees.

-2 is the temp outside the box, its a couple of degrees warmer inside were the dog sleeps so its coming on around zero were the dog is, put it this way his water doesnt freeze and he,s in no rush to get out on a morning , buster.

[Squirrel_Basher 17,100]

Amazes me that people have money to throw away for this kind of thing .If the place is that cold then all you need to do is make the beds smaller and more confined so the dog heats its own surroundings .The only condition a dog needs is a draught proof enviroment with a good layer of straw underneath it.Insulate the building as a whole and the dogs will do very well but dont forget ventilation up high .Heating WILL make the dog soft for long periods of out door work .This is nothing to do with a macho, hard on the dog thing but from experience of keeping terriers and lurchers for over 30 years .