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Thermostat Randy 02-18-2008
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Posted by Andy Energy on February 19, 2008, 1:35 pm
> Can I hook up a cheap room thermostat that you get at Lowes to a heat
> lamp. =A0 Want to use it in a dog house. =A0 I was told that would not
> work.
>
> Any advice?

The first step would be to superinsulate the dog house. The amount of
insulation woudl depend on the climate your in. If done properly the
body heat from the dog should be plenty, if not then add a heating
device. I would recomend a double flap over

I do agree with the comment on the heat lamp as they are fragile and
may break, also the light may keep your dog awake. One might try
looking at farming supply sales as operation like chickens etc may
have safe heating devices with thermostats.

And the above statements of needing a thermostat that will operate on
120V is needed or you will need a transformer and a relay (this gets
complicated for us non electronic people). Go to Google.com and look
for "line voltage thermostat" (without the quotes) and you will find
many models.

Look in google for "poultry heater electric"

Whole House Performance is the right thing to do.
Whole "Dog" House Performance is the right thing to do.

Posted by Craig M on February 20, 2008, 7:15 am
Here is one more idea for you:
Use the foil covered foam insulation on the floor, cover with a blanket, use
a old fashioned heating pad, yes they are still out there, put another
blanket on top of it, route the cord out of the dog house, set it to low, or
at most to med, for realy cold nights, kept one of our dogs warm for many
winters, some cold days she would never leave the bed we fixed for her.
> Can I hook up a cheap room thermostat that you get at Lowes to a heat
> lamp. Want to use it in a dog house. I was told that would not
> work.
>
> Any advice?



Posted by ransley on February 20, 2008, 9:02 am
> Here is one more idea for you:
> Use the foil covered foam insulation on the floor, cover with a blanket, u=
se
> a old fashioned heating pad, yes they are still out there, put another
> blanket on top of it, route the cord out of the dog house, set it to low, =
or
> at most to med, for realy cold nights, kept one of our dogs warm for many
> winters, some cold days she would never leave the bed we fixed for her."Ra=
>
>
>
>
> > Can I hook up a cheap room thermostat that you get at Lowes to a heat
> > lamp. =A0 Want to use it in a dog house. =A0 I was told that would not
> > work.
>
> > Any advice?- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Craig ms idea is good, once I put a bulb in the doghouse the dog would
not go in, plus a heat lamp might burn a dog and a pad heats from
underneath

Posted by PeterD on February 20, 2008, 9:21 am
On Wed, 20 Feb 2008 06:15:14 -0600, "Craig M"

>Here is one more idea for you:
>Use the foil covered foam insulation on the floor, cover with a blanket, use
>a old fashioned heating pad, yes they are still out there, put another
>blanket on top of it, route the cord out of the dog house, set it to low, or
>at most to med, for realy cold nights, kept one of our dogs warm for many
>winters, some cold days she would never leave the bed we fixed for her.

For many dogs this is not a good idea. They like to chew on things and
eventually they'll chew the heating pad. As well, you'd need to
regularly inspect the pad for damage to prevent electircal shock
hazards... If Fido gets zapped he won't go back into that dog house
ever again! <bg>

A slightly better solution would be roof heating tape with a built in
thermostat, installed on the roof (less likely to get chewed) which
would radiate heat downwards.

But, seriously...

A properly designed and sized (not too large!) dog house should not
require heat at all, the dog's body heat will warm it up nicely. I've
years of experience in this (in NH where it can get damned cold) with
German Shepards who lived 100% outdoors year round. I used a dog house
called a 'DogLoo' (that's probably badly spelled) made of plastic.
Indestructable. Always had a bed of straw (renew the straw as needed,
usually every fwe months).

A small 50 watt lightbulb would be sufficient for virtually any heat
requirements as well, and there would be no reason to ever turn it off
(in the winter) either.

BTW, electric dog water bowls are vital to allow the dog to have fresh
water as needed, though most dogs will choose to eat snow if they can
get it...


Posted by Glenn on February 20, 2008, 1:02 pm
I must agree on not heating the house. I was raised on
a farm and as cows heat the barn, so did our dogs heat
their own house. The secret is not having the house
too big for his body to heat it. Back then 70 yrs ago,
we never would have even thought of insulation but that
should be sufficient to heat the (small) house.


> On Wed, 20 Feb 2008 06:15:14 -0600, "Craig M"
> For many dogs this is not a good idea. They like to
> chew on things and
> eventually they'll chew the heating pad. As well,
> you'd need to
> regularly inspect the pad for damage to prevent
> electircal shock
> hazards... If Fido gets zapped he won't go back into
> that dog house
> ever again! <bg>
>
> A slightly better solution would be roof heating tape
> with a built in
> thermostat, installed on the roof (less likely to get
> chewed) which
> would radiate heat downwards.
>
> But, seriously...
>
> A properly designed and sized (not too large!) dog
> house should not
> require heat at all, the dog's body heat will warm it
> up nicely. I've
> years of experience in this (in NH where it can get
> damned cold) with
> German Shepards who lived 100% outdoors year round. I
> used a dog house
> called a 'DogLoo' (that's probably badly spelled)
> made of plastic.
> Indestructable. Always had a bed of straw (renew the
> straw as needed,
> usually every fwe months).
>
> A small 50 watt lightbulb would be sufficient for
> virtually any heat
> requirements as well, and there would be no reason to
> ever turn it off
> (in the winter) either.
>
> BTW, electric dog water bowls are vital to allow the
> dog to have fresh
> water as needed, though most dogs will choose to eat
> snow if they can
> get it...
>


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