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hvac:insulation [2022/01/21 23:14]
princess_fluffypants [The effect of "Total" R-Value] 		hvac:insulation [2022/01/25 17:30]
princess_fluffypants [further reading]
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 **WUT?!** You went bat-shit nuts and lost a ton of interior space, and your van is still leaking heat like a sieve because of the massive loss through those windows. **WUT?!** You went bat-shit nuts and lost a ton of interior space, and your van is still leaking heat like a sieve because of the massive loss through those windows.
  
-BUT. Let's assume we do a bit of insulation on the windows. Nothing crazy, just add some window covers with some basic window covers. Even some thick cardboard, wrapped in some $5 fleece blankets that you got from wal-mart and tightly fit into the window openings, covering them completely. This will get the window R-value up to around 3 if you leave a bit of an air gap. Let's see how that changes our calculations, even with our basic lazy van insulation:+BUT. Let's assume we do a bit of insulation on the windows. Nothing crazy, just add some window covers DIYed out of scrap material. Some thick cardboard, wrapped in some $5 fleece blankets that you got from wal-mart and tightly fit into the window openings to covering them completely is a great start. This will get the window R-value up to around 3 if you leave a bit of an air gap. Let's see how that changes our calculations, even with our basic lazy van insulation:
  
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 If you don't have panels, the heat from the sun can easily make the interior sheet metal burning hot to the touch. Covering it with some insulation (and [[hvac:ventilation|ventilating]] the van well) will help keep things more tolerable. If you don't have panels, the heat from the sun can easily make the interior sheet metal burning hot to the touch. Covering it with some insulation (and [[hvac:ventilation|ventilating]] the van well) will help keep things more tolerable.
  
-===== further reading =====+===== Further reading =====
  
 See [[https://www.promasterforum.com/threads/testing-the-value-of-floor-insulation-vs-ceiling-insulation.93574/|this write-up]] of testing floor vs ceiling insulation. See [[https://www.promasterforum.com/threads/testing-the-value-of-floor-insulation-vs-ceiling-insulation.93574/|this write-up]] of testing floor vs ceiling insulation.
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 +See [[https://www.buildagreenrv.com/insulation-testing-for-van-conversions/|this test]] of different insulation types compared side-by-side in pseudo-laboratory conditions.
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