Combustion requires oxygen; I can’t speak from personal experience as to whether or to what extent that’s a problem.
As for the electricity: it depends on how big your darkroom is, and how long and how often you work in it. If you only go into the darkroom occasionally, the electricity costs should be negligible. If you go into the darkroom very often, the electricity costs should still not be too high compared to the cost of photographic paper.
If you already have one of these, it could easily be the most cost-effective option.
Otherwise:
Pragmatic solution: Put on long johns.
If it’s more about the temperature of the chemicals: Perhaps place the bottles in warm water before the session, or put an aquarium heating mat under the trays, or whatever...
In my case, the temperature also rises by a few degrees during a lab session in winter (the darkroom lamp, room lighting, enlarger and your own body all give off heat too)
Regards
Bernhard
Hello!
Unfortunately, my darkroom is only heated to 15°C, which is why I’m wondering how I can get it warmer, say to 21°C?
I assume a 2000W plug-in radiator would be too expensive (in terms of electricity).
That’s why I’ve considered the solution of heating with propane/butane from gas bottles.
Is that a viable solution, or is it not an option for the darkroom because of carbon black or similar issues?
Does anyone know if these things actually burn the gas cleanly?
Or does anyone perhaps heat their darkroom with this method?
Thanks!
Fritz
