Is Using Blankets to Insulate Doors and Windows Effective?
Yes, heavy blankets can be effective insulation over draughty windows; or in open doorways to shut off an unused space: over both, they will hinder heat loss through convection (air currents), and over windows they will add a bit of a conduction barrier too. Castles used to hang tapestries over all the walls, partly to keep some heat it.
Are there any good diy examples of home level STES or BTES
STES (Seasonal Thermal Energy Storage) is, in most cases, too expensive to really be practical because of the huge quantity of the storage medium needed to supply the seasonal demand. Typically, you loose a good portion of the heat through conduction or have to invest heavily in insulated containment.
Aerogel as home insulation? - Sustainable Living Stack Exchange
2014年3月17日 · The Space Loft and Thermal Wrap products at the site linked in the question are indeed aimed at the residential market, as well as the industrial. The RockWool company now offer Aerowolle , a hybrid of aerogels and rockwool, as well as aerorock id-vpk - internal wall insulation (IWI) which combines aerogel with a plasterboard.
Is leaving the fridge door open for, say, 10 seconds a "big deal"?
2016年6月19日 · Close fridge door. Say Method A means leaving the fridge door open for 10 more seconds than Method B. In terms of energy wastage, is this a "big deal"? (Against this must be weighed what to me is the obvious benefit of Method B --- convenience. But perhaps Method A has other costs too, such as additional wear-and-tear of the fridge door.)
Adding a mantle to a wood stove to add thermal mass
2014年12月29日 · A thermal mass stove functions in multiple ways: 1. As a radiator. This will not be like the radiators used in lobbies between the inner and outer doors in stores, or like the glowing dull red electric heater, but far more like the oil filled steam-radiator shaped electric heaters, but more so.
energy efficiency - Measuring Home Heat Loss - Sustainable Living …
2024年3月15日 · If my house is poorly sealed and insulated then I will know how to improve it and I can retest it afterwards and make sure I fixed the problem. Two local energy companies wanted too much money to do a blower door test and going around with fancy thermal camera. Purchasing the equipment myself is even more expensive.
How can I add thermal mass to a woodstove, without a lot of …
2013年1月30日 · It's well-documented that adding thermal mass to a woodstove will improve efficiency. You can burn smaller splits of wood hotter, causing more complete combustion. The additional heat output won't over-heat the room, because it is buffered by the thermal mass. The thermal mass can keep the space warm long after the fire has gone out.
electricity - Minimizing home heating costs with high ceilings ...
2021年11月2日 · I've also build draped/four poster beds, once with thermal drapes and polystyrene on the roof. Those are very effective because the contained volume is tiny. But obviously only useful while you're actually in bed. It's also possible to pitch a dome tent inside the room, and that will help. Those are cheap, but also very flammable.
building physics - How can I decarbonise my domestic heating, …
tl;dr : For the millions of dwellings that have significant physical constraints imposed by the physical fabric of the building, its configuration and location, that rule out heat pumps, biomass and solar thermal, how can we decarbonise our space and water heating effectively? The specifics of my home, for context
Newest 'safety' Questions - Sustainable Living Stack Exchange
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