specialkayme
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My fermentation chamber is a chest freezer, using an inkbird, located in my unheated outdoor shed. I built one of those "light bulb in a paint can" heating elements when the temp started getting a little cooler outside. 100w lightbulb. The bulb ended up blowing about a month after I started using it.
While the lightbulb did its job well, there is really no knowing when the bulb will blow. With it being outside, I may not notice for two or three days, and should the nights get too low everything in it could freeze. So I'm looking for something a little more reliable.
For those in that situation, would you recomend using a ceramic bulb: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001D7485W/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20
Or going with an electric space heater: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003XDTWN2/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20
Or a seedling heat pad: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074MPQ3NF/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20
I would imagine the ceramic bulb would likely blow eventually too, but significantly longer. I'd like to avoid the carboy heaters (https://www.homebrewing.org/product...m=ProductAds&gclid=CKevxeKzoLYCFQSg4Aod2zsA5g), as I sometimes have several batches going in the same chamber, and don't feel comfortable heating one carboy and leaving another to be subject to different variations.
So which option do you think is the most reliable?
While the lightbulb did its job well, there is really no knowing when the bulb will blow. With it being outside, I may not notice for two or three days, and should the nights get too low everything in it could freeze. So I'm looking for something a little more reliable.
For those in that situation, would you recomend using a ceramic bulb: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001D7485W/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20
Or going with an electric space heater: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003XDTWN2/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20
Or a seedling heat pad: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074MPQ3NF/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20
I would imagine the ceramic bulb would likely blow eventually too, but significantly longer. I'd like to avoid the carboy heaters (https://www.homebrewing.org/product...m=ProductAds&gclid=CKevxeKzoLYCFQSg4Aod2zsA5g), as I sometimes have several batches going in the same chamber, and don't feel comfortable heating one carboy and leaving another to be subject to different variations.
So which option do you think is the most reliable?