No Insulation in Enclosed Bottom
Hi, So working on a wiring issue that required removing a service plate I was a bit surprised to find there is no insulation under the plastized cardboard that encloses the tanks and the bottom of th...
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horton333 wrote:
I was a bit surprised to find there is no insulation under the plastized cardboard that encloses the tanks and the bottom of the trailer, at least not back as far as the water tank.
They have taken some care to seal out air, with foam sealing to the frame and where stuff cuts through, I take it the theory is just blast a lot of hot air in, forget efficiency.
Comments please?
Tracer Air 238.
You have to bear in mind the thermal mass concept. Insulation means it seals out warmth as much as is does cold. Typically campers only camp out on 'cool' weather, not cold. Warmth during the day is absorbed by the liquid, heat from the furnace slows if not stops the heat loss at night. If you look at the warm daytime hours compared to below freezing night hours it's not anywhere 50/50 so insulation would be of very little help in that case.
BTW, howdy neighbour, I'm about 20 minutes north east of you, but still have property in the south end of Aurora, just west of Yonge.
