Sorry, no. Also, I forgot to mention that I wrapped the auto shield OVER the old fiberglass insulation. Regarding KittJ's 100% correct comments, yes, the auto shield is not designed to insulate, but the original thin fiberglass mat did almost nothing as it is. My connector shrouds were scorched anyway, and the top and bottom of the boiler are still uncovered. No matter how you look at it, there isn't much insulation, but at least this mat doesn't fray, is easy to attach, and can easily handle the temperature.
On Wednesday, February 12, 2014 2:05:18 PM UTC-8, David Jacobs wrote: > > "Bottom line: it would be nice to get > 1. A measure of surface temperature of the foil after 45 minute warm > up compared to surface temperature of the fiberglass wrap. > 2. Ambient temperature in both types of machines, and > 3. A two year follow up that provides some evidence of reduced brittle > plastic and component failure in the machines that try it." > > Len, can you do this? > > -- > Thank you for @29pco's great year: > http://www.29.io/blog/exciting_2013_and_hopes_for_2014 > > (646) 244-9910 > > > On Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 12:02 PM, KittJohnson > <[email protected]<javascript:>> > wrote: > > Excuse me guys, but I think I need a little clarification. Feel free to > > explain what I am missing ... But this is a heat "shield" that should be > put > > around something to prevent radiant heat from reaching it. The maker > seems > > to be quite clear (by using that term and not a more general word or > listing > > others) that it is not intended to deal with conduction or convection, > the > > primary culprits in "unintended" damaging heat transfers in our > machines. > > > > I am fairly certain that the heat from my electronics is not a threat to > my > > boilers. I am not clear how much insulation by heat reflection in the > > opposite direction is provided by the unpolished foil glued to what I > > perceive to be a 1/16th layer of woven fiberglass laying against the > copper > > boiler. It does disrupt the gaseous flow of the air (convection > transfer), > > but how much more than the thicker looser fiberglass wrap is not > immediately > > obvious. The extra boundary layer transfer introduces additional > process > > inefficiency, but not a miraculous event. > > > > Bottom line: it would be nice to get > > 1. A measure of surface temperature of the foil after 45 minute warm up > > compared to surface temperature of the fiberglass wrap. > > 2. Ambient temperature in both types of machines, and > > 3. A two year follow up that provides some evidence of reduced brittle > > plastic and component failure in the machines that try it. > > > > But it looks really cool! > > > > Oh, and David, the UPC codes on the two items are identical. > > > > KittJ > > > > On Feb 11, 2014, at 10:44 AM, David Jacobs <[email protected]<javascript:>> > wrote: > > > > This looks like it: > > http://www.amazon.com/010402-Versa-Shield-Heat-Wrap/dp/B000E283QCAnyone > > want to take a gander > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > > "Brewtus" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an > > email to [email protected] <javascript:>. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]<javascript:>. > > > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/brewtus. > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Brewtus" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/brewtus. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
