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shazzbat@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
says...
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> "The Nomad" <nomad@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> news:48259fee$0$9738$bb4e3ad8@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > On Sat, 10 May 2008 13:26:45 +0100, Charlie Pridham wrote:
> >
> >> In article <48257f99$0$9738$bb4e3ad8@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
nomad@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> says...
> >>> Hi all,
> >>>
> >>> I'm a 'non' gardener, but I like the results there of so ...
> >>>
> >>> The lean-to greenhouse has no opening windows - no not an easy
option
> >>> to put some in (without a full re-build - not my design etc. etc.)
so
> >>> can I use on of those window openers to open the door or does anyone
> >>> have any other ideas?
> >>>
> >>> I'd thought about a PV-cell (or several) and a few 12V computer case
> >>> fans but ...
> >>>
> >>> TIA
> >>>
> >>> Nick
> >>>
> >> Put louvre style vents in by taking single sheets of glass out, so
long
> >> as your glass is standard they should fit and you can get automatic
> >> openers for them.
> >
> > Not a feasible option as it is 'clad' is plastic sheeting - thought
about
> > that! Only when (if) I have to rebuild it will that be an option as
> > nothing is standard anywhere
> >
> >> Putting auto openers on the doors will not work as you would only be
> >> able to go in when it was hot!
> >
> > Ah! good point did not think about that!
>
> It would depend how you mounted the opener. Let's say the door opens by
> moving to the right. You set the opener on the left and arrange for it
to
> push against a bracket on the door, without being fixed to the door.
Then if
> you want to go in you can move the door manually. Arranging sufficient
> travel for the door might be difficult if using a normal vent opener,
but
> not beyond the wit of a competent DIYer
>
> Steve
>
>
>
If its not attached it will open the door but not close it!
--
Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall
www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and
Lapageria rosea
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