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golfknut
Explorer
May 16, 2017

Darker exterior color cause higher temps inside?

With many rigs these days having dark colors (especially black) on the upper 1/3 to 1/2 of the rig I was wondering if people with such a color scheme are noticing increased temperatures inside their r...
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rgatijnet1
Explorer III
May 16, 2017
Our Monaco coach uses styrofoam insulation in the side walls and floor and a combination of styrofoam and fiberglass insulation in the roof.
Since I have not burned my hand with a 1/16" styrofoam coffee cup I have to assume that the 2" of styrofoam insulation in my coach walls means that the few degrees of temperature difference between light or dark colors is negligible.
On coaches with poor insulation, it may make a difference.

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