Dog House Heater

[CHELLIE]

My Watch Dog is Happy Now He has a large Wood dog house, its carpeted, he has a big thick pillow in it, and the door has a rubber floor Mat that has been slit so it will close after he goes in the house to protect him from the wind, But its dropping into the low 20s here at night, thats cold, I felt sorry for him, so I made him a Heater for those cold Nights I put a light socket in a tin can at the top inside of the can so it hangs down, a 6"x7" round tin cans is used, made some holes at the bottom and top of the can, I used a 40 watt bulb, a 60 watt bulb gets the can to hot and might burn the Doggy so use a 40 watt bulb, i also put a 12" x 12" ceramic tile under the Can heater, the heater is secured and Spaced about 1" away from the dog house wall with one bolt at the top side of the can, thats bolted to the dog house side, so the can can not move, just below that a extension cord goes through the dog house and to the light socket inside the can, It might be UL approved because i grounded the green wire to the Can so the poor doggy does not get shocked The Heater Works great, it works with a Thermal Siphon, cold air comes in from the bottom of the can, its heated and goes out the top holes in the can, the can also gets warm and radiates heat, The dog does not want to come out of his Dog House Now He Did make mention about a color tv with remote control, but i said no Its nice and toasty in there now, I stuck my arm into the dog House and it felt like 65 to 70 degrees in there, when it was 30 degrees outside, unless you have some food for him, he wont get out of that Dog house now Take care and have fun, Chellie