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@jamespa, I've sent you the data I collect regularly which should help replace predictive models with actual data. My situation is not all that differ...
The problem in these more vocal days that rely so heavily on social media is that attempts to increase the voice of the enlightened also increase the ...
Post removed after reading answers posted whilst this one was being composed.
...Or, as an alternative question, if you have a surface that is kept at a constant temperature, will that surface emit the same amount of heat energy...
OK, another question, if I may. If you have a particular known material (brick, glass, concrete etc.) forming the outside face of a container, you k...
For me too. I suspect in our case that it may be some kind of soft start to both keep the noise down and to avoid hitting the circuit board with the...
Yes, indeed, and in this case I'm following my own advice. Sometimes it even works.... You may be right, but in essence all I'm suggesting is wor...
That makes sense, @jamespa. Perhaps this is the kind of process that could be more routinely scheduled to coincide with people taking a holiday or a l...
OK, I'm going to go out on a limb and likely make myself look stupid. No matter; I'm old enough now to know I already look stupid, so just being hones...
Exactly the opposite, @jamespa. I have never seen you state or imply that. Everything I have said was meant in support of, not as criticism of, your a...
Totally agree, @jamespa. Any installers viewing the spreadsheet calcs as gospel need to be re-educated. The MCS process that doesn't mention corrobo...
In fairness, @jamespa hasn't said whatiffery fails. He went on to say... I'm not hearing many people saying that heat loss calculations should be...
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