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Forum: Renovations & New Construction 03-31-22, 08:48 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 13,561
Posted By Snail
I must disagree with berniebenz. Any material...

I must disagree with berniebenz. Any material that is a good reflector of thermal radiation is automatically a very poor emitter of it as well. A barrier that has the reflective side facing away...
Forum: Renovations & New Construction 10-01-14, 08:08 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 13,080
Posted By Snail
Air stratification and ceiling radiant heat

Hi AC, This is a bit late, I just noticed this thread. My 2 cents worth:

The temperature of the air in contact with a flat ceiling radiator will have virtually no effect on the heat output of the...
Forum: Renovations & New Construction 09-28-14, 06:52 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 42,365
Posted By Snail
Reflective foil insulation

This web page may be of interest.

Radiant Barriers :: Bubble Foil Insulation :: Reflective Insulation (http://www.healthyheating.com/Page%2055/Page_55_o_bldg_sys.htm#.VCfvXfmSxLA)

Seem as if...
Forum: Renovations & New Construction 09-27-14, 11:18 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 42,365
Posted By Snail
Air Gap over foil

Originally Posted by AC_Hacker


I'm pretty sure that you need an air gap between the radiating surface and the reflective material. I've seen recommendations of 1/2 inch to 1 inch. But the...
Forum: Renovations & New Construction 09-27-14, 06:31 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 42,365
Posted By Snail
Perforated foil

Not Icelandic, although some of my ancestors do figure in the Orkneyinga Saga. What’s unlucky about being Icelandic anyway? The fact that their ancestors made it across the far North Atlantic in...
Forum: Renovations & New Construction 09-26-14, 03:55 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 42,365
Posted By Snail
Conditioned crawl-space a better idea?

The info in this thread is really good. However, there is another factor that nobody has mentioned. Maybe we are unlucky, or just klutzes, but over the decades we have had several “indoor floods”. ...
Forum: Solar Heating 06-07-12, 05:57 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 45,660
Posted By Snail
Hi A C Hacker, The problem of putting the...

Hi A C Hacker,

The problem of putting the insulation outside the wood is that the wood will be at elevated temperatures for very long periods. It is considered undesirable to have structural...
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