Dear Alt.Slack Physics/Thermodynamics Guru
iDRMRSR the Win 7 Reclined Mastar
wintar? The idea being if they are old woodan windows, you get this sticky
tape and put it on the sills and then put up this saran wrap stuff to cut
down on the drafts.
In the TV promos, they always hit them with a hair dryar so the things
SHRINK TIGHT. Looks cool.
BUT...I can see no sciantific reasan why a TIGHT barriar is any moar
insulative than a LOOSE barriar. Seems to me you could just skip that step
and it would prevent drafts JUST AS WELL, without looking so neat, that is.
Where am I wrong in thinking so?
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Ouroboros Rex
You're not, it's for visibility. Not affecting 'the view' and all that.
=)
Tater Gumfries
Tater can think of a few reasons why you might want em tight.
1. Might could hold on better.
2. If it's loose and they's a leak round the edges, any flappin of
that plastic gonna pump cold window air into the room.
3. Wives like it tight cause it looks neater.
4. After you use that hair drier, it gets warmer in the room and then
you think "Dang, it's warmer already! Them things really work!"
5. You melt that plastic with the hair dryer, you have to buy some
more!
Tater thinks #2 is the honest best reason, on account of they's a lot
of leaks lots of wheres, and it's pretty likely that some amateur
puttin them things up might not seal it real good. Then whenever the
pressure changes on account of opening a door or some explosion in the
basement, that window dressin gonna flap some.
Tater
Giles
My wife thinks #3 is the real reason.
Rev. Ivan Stang
Sheeee-it. First string theory and now shrinkwrap window insulation.
Rev. Logan 714
it is #3 with an addon
In my previous life as a Journeyman HVAC tech I had to know the answer
to this question?
It's because of the constant air pressure changes. If something was
loose every time you opened or closed the door or the wind blew and
there was more or less pressure in your house the plastic would flap
back and fourth. THat creates far more torque on the adhesive than
just being tight. So, it will keep it's seal longer and tighter if it
doesn't flap. Also, they might be trying to create a little bit of a
dead air space sometimes between the window and the plastic for
installation value.
Logan
hoser1605
Agreed.
Pisces
besides visibility it would point out pretty quickly any leaks in the
system.
iDRMRSR the Reclined Mastar
Why is it the hjuman prefarance for things to be tight instead of loosely
flopping around? Come to think of it.
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Ouroboros Rex
Makes perfect sense, never thought of that. =)
Rev. Richard Skull
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As the owner of a house thats well over 100 years old, I can testify
that non-shrink wrap plastic will inflate like a ballon when the cold
winter winds blow accross the North 40!
I finally purchased and installed (myself) replacment windows. The
sved so much money on my heating bills they paid for themselves in 3
years.
The wind would inflate the non-shrink-wrap plastic on my windows and
litterly blow the plastic out of the frame.
Rev. Logan 714
when i was in NY A
plain jain double pain windows $78 for a standard window and when you
get going what you can pop one in in 20 mns.?
logan
Radix Lecti Artemia Salina
wrote:
With the plastic loose and floppy, any drafts on the outside of the
plastic would cause it to flap, which in turn would enturbulate the
air on the inside, which in turn would become a draft again!
Quid pro quo! QED! Cadre odium esp!
Also: This is why loose lips sinks ships.
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Zapanaz
your window should not make you think of a vagina.
THAT'S why.
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JR
> 3. Wives like it tight cause it looks neater.
> Tater
Thats what SHE said :)
Rev. Richard Skull
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My house is over 100 years old. You just don't "pop" them windows in!
This house was built back when Men were men and Sheep were scared!
And those Real men did not need them sissyboy T-squares, levels and
plumb-bobs!
I had to have every window custom made for each opening. MOst of which
were trapiziod shaped.
Cost me about $120 per window in 1996.
The first one took me 3 hours to install. By the time I I did the last
ones, I was doing them in under 1/2 hour.
Rev. Logan 714
just getting good at then your where done You must be a good carpenter
just to meser them shapes I 'mean it one fuck up and the window dont
work
logan