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Old 12-01-13, 01:53 PM   #13
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Originally Posted by Daox View Post
...AC_Hacker used two layers of bubble wrap versus Gary just using one. Anyway, things to consider and compare.
For my tests, I compared several different windows, the best one was a two pane double low-E, which has the heat reflective coating on the inside as well as the outside.

So when I took readings of the delta-T on that window, the difference was not enough for me (intuition, no calcs) to justify bubble wrap.

For me, the take-away was that the inside reflective coating does matter... a lot.

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