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Title: I don't think I understand heaters
Post by: loki_racer on December 10, 2014, 06:53:05 PM
I have a small colony, all enclosed with walls and a single exit door.  I have plenty of power and batteries and 5 heaters.

All my prisons freeze to death.  What am I not understanding about heaters?

I have tried setting target temps to anything from 20 C to 40 C.
Title: Re: I don't think I understand heaters
Post by: Tynan on December 10, 2014, 07:01:42 PM
Ensure the room is actually enclosed. That means the roof too!
Title: Re: I don't think I understand heaters
Post by: loki_racer on December 10, 2014, 07:05:18 PM
Ya, I double checked that.  Is a floor required?
Title: Re: I don't think I understand heaters
Post by: Tynan on December 10, 2014, 07:09:20 PM
No floor needed.

When you mouse over the room, does it say 'indoor' in the bottom right of the screen?
Title: Re: I don't think I understand heaters
Post by: loki_racer on December 10, 2014, 07:17:39 PM
Here's a more advanced building I have going: http://imgur.com/a/kHNMr
Title: Re: I don't think I understand heaters
Post by: Tynan on December 10, 2014, 07:19:53 PM
From the look of it, that interior space should be enclosed.
Title: Re: I don't think I understand heaters
Post by: cliodne on December 10, 2014, 07:24:04 PM
You might want to equip each bedroom with a heater as well.
Title: Re: I don't think I understand heaters
Post by: Zerohero20 on December 10, 2014, 09:43:30 PM
For a room that size I had to use around 10 heaters to keep it stable and warm. Just add more heaters to see if that works.
Title: Re: I don't think I understand heaters
Post by: DaNewb on December 10, 2014, 10:34:28 PM
I understand its a large room but he has three heaters and a cooler that has heat pumping into the same room.  There is no way that room should be -2 degrees...
Title: Re: I don't think I understand heaters
Post by: Drahkon on December 11, 2014, 12:50:55 AM
The main room shouldn't be -2, but I can't see where the mouse is. Those sub rooms have no heaters and are closed off, they could be -2.