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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: coolidge on February 27, 2015, 12:17:00 PM

Title: Solar gain
Post by: coolidge on February 27, 2015, 12:17:00 PM
Can tell the sun is getting hotter, I opened some insulated curtains we have over a slider and the sun warmed the house( first floor) to 76. Thermometer says its 16 outside.

Opened the doors for some fresh relaxing air.
Title: Re: Solar gain
Post by: aries9245 on February 27, 2015, 12:50:56 PM
 :thumbup:
Title: Re: Solar gain
Post by: Roger2561 on February 27, 2015, 02:10:16 PM
Can tell the sun is getting hotter, I opened some insulated curtains we have over a slider and the sun warmed the house( first floor) to 76. Thermometer says its 16 outside.

Opened the doors for some fresh relaxing air.

Coolidge - I've noticed the same thing.  The sun shining through the windows raises the inside temps from 70 degrees (thermostat setting) to 72 degrees and it's a balmy 20 degrees outside.  Plus, I had to into town earlier today and although the temps were approaching 20, I noticed a goodly amount of snow melt and that's fine with me.  Roger
Title: Re: Solar gain
Post by: mlappin on February 27, 2015, 02:12:44 PM
Ditto, anywhere in the drive I scraped down to bare dirt with the plow is quickly melting around the edges. With the elevation of the sun temps gotta start to rise sooner or later.
Title: Re: Solar gain
Post by: atvalaska on February 27, 2015, 02:21:14 PM
u guys need thermostat sensors in your floors... my uponor stuff knows the air, floor and the outside temp ...the side of the house catching the sun  and the "dark side" still heating/keeping your feet warm!
Title: Re: Solar gain
Post by: coolidge on February 27, 2015, 05:10:01 PM
Atv,     I don't need that fancy stuff, the only time I am in the house is for lunch, supper and bed.
Title: Re: Solar gain
Post by: mlappin on February 27, 2015, 11:10:54 PM
First floor southern windows in our house are shaded by the porch, minimal southern windows on the second story, costs me a lot more to cool the house than heat it.
Title: Re: Solar gain
Post by: atvalaska on February 27, 2015, 11:11:50 PM
well take a break, an come up for or a beer or 10 !   lol
Title: Re: Solar gain
Post by: hockeyguy on February 28, 2015, 05:26:49 AM
Solar gain works well in vehicles too. Nice to get into a nice warm truck for lunch yesterday. Didn't even start it up while I ate.