[ale] OT Just bought my 1st & 2nd "lighting-class" LED bulbs

[Adrya Stembridge]

I installed radiant barrier in the attic above my garage office - that
along with 12" of blown-in insulation did wonders.  Cell reception is
slightly less than optimal in the office, but I'll take that for the lower
energy costs.




On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 7:33 PM, Ron Frazier (ALE) <
atllinuxenthinfo at techstarship.com> wrote:

> Hi Jim,
>
> You might want to consider a powered thermostatically controlled vent fan
> for the attic.  It will keep your attic cooler.  It's fairly simple and
> cheap, but I don't know what the payback is.  If you have work done on your
> roof, you could add a ridge vent.  Those also help a bit.  Maybe a good
> bit.  A radiant barrier can be a good option but that costs some $$$ to
> get.  Payback is longer.
>
> You could look up the heating degree days and cooling degree days for this
> area.  GA has both harsh winters (at times) and harsh summers.  There is
> hardly ever a time when my heat pump is neither heating nor cooling.  Black
> shingles help some with winter heating, but I would imagine they do more
> harm than good.  For better or worse, it would probably be harder to sell a
> house with a really light roof.
>
> PS, get cellulose insulation if you can.  You'd have to check into the
> pros and cons.  A relative recently told me that, if your house is hit by a
> tornado, it blasts little bits of fiberglass insulation everywhere and into
> everything, so even if your clothes, bed, carpet, and sofa are intact, you
> can't use them again because of the fiberglass.
>
> PPS, you didn't trim this message.  8-)  I chopped it for you.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Ron
>
>
>
>
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