T&T hydro in Edmonton has good prices and I believe they make there own line of burners. Good price on co2 equip in general, have used them a lot over the years. I just grabbed my controller from him. Has all the gas stuff as well.
I know of the online store, looks like decent prices on various products. Thanks for the heads up. Do you use a burner? What type of setting if you don't mind me asking?
The burners will have blue flames so create co2 unless they are dirty from carbon buildup and have orange flame and create monoxide.
Personally even for a 20 light room I'd still use bottled co2. No heat, no extra humidity and no toxins.
The only CSA approved burners that I've see were from CVR/Blue Ox or Grozone. Personally I'd go with Grozone. Awesome products and really easy company to deal with for warranty also Canadian company.
CVR is no longer but Blue Ox might be around still.
Thanks for the additional info. TandT hydro seems to have CVR, and I saw them listed at megawatt hydro too (garden wholesaler). I've found Grozone at a few online retailer though, thanks for that suggestion by the way. Too bad the smallest unit is a 5-burner. This is not for a 20 light / 20,000 watt room. It's barely 1/10th of that. The best
deal I've seen is a two burner on amazon.ca, which suggests it's good for up to a 10x10 room, pretty standard residential sized room. Some people set burners up in smaller rooms, some people even in tents(!) - which sounds really stupid, I sure wouldn't.
I have a CO alarm.
-There is nowhere locally that sells co2 refills... So, we're fucked for that. Otherwise, I'd probably not be here looking, asking. Haha. Though, I'm
still checking into a couple potential options.
-$300+ for one 20lb tank, $700+ for a 50lb tank... pfff.
-Having to get refills (again, not even an option), and not wanting to be "down" while doing so would require at least two tanks, right? Double that tank price then.
-I can only imagine how heavy a 50lb tank is, and having that brought into a residential setting/building, on the regular... yikes. A 20lb tank might not be so bad.
-The heat (burner) is welcome
-The humidity (burner) from what I heard a few people say, isn't too bad (depending on setup; lighting, etc.) but obviously needs accounting for in regards to dehu and such.
-They also use up the oxygen in the room though, and I think, depending on fuel type, put off more than just co2 and h2o. Though plants create/release oxygen, you'd not now the levels and where you/the room is at. Low oxygen sensor/alarm probably a good idea..?
I might try a small burner, if I can find one, and vent the room (to outside)
several times per light cycle. Though that'd through the environment (vpd, etc.) off each time, I suppose. *sigh*. Propane is relatively cheap and readily available, cheap enough to do that...I think...maybe? I'm open to criticism and views from experience though.
We might just be shit outta luck and stuck with a continuous venting room with no real environmental control and ambient co2.
Thanks for the help guys. Much appreciated. I'll be making some calls around tomorrow.