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Cheap and Easy Heatloss Detection?

Posted by Cliff on from the checking-your-insulation dept.

Monty asks: "I'd like to measure heat loss to find out where to insulate and then find out if that is working. What can be done cheaply? Can I use my Sony's Nightvision and just cover up the IR emitter? Are there cheap but useful infrared cameras? What about plain infrared film? Or how about temperature data loggers? Where's a good place to ask these questions?"

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  1. Re:I'm no physicist... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    "near infrared" and "far infrared"

    If they would just use 32 bit pointers, they could address all infrared up to 4 gigabytes.

  2. Just ask mom by andy@petdance.com · · Score: 4, Funny
    I forwarded this to my mom, and here was her reply:
    1. 90% of heat loss comes from your roof, so put a hat on it. (Don't worry if the hat looks stupid. If your neighbors make fun of you, they're not good neighbors.)
    2. Dress your house in several light layers, instead of just one big layer.
    3. Do all this anyway, even if you don't think that it's cold now. It'll probably get cold later.
    4. Be extra sure not to let your house out if the roof is wet.
    Love,
    Mom