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

[Ron Frazier (ALE)]

Hi Adrya,

That's very cool.  Any estimates on cost vs square feet vs payback that you'd be willing to share?  If not, that's OK.

Sincerely,

Ron



Adrya Stembridge <adrya.stembridge at gmail.com> wrote:

>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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