On Fri, 23 Dec 2005, w_tom wrote:

My question should answer why so much 'leakage' was measured
at the pipe. Insulation stopped convention heat transfer.
But the pipe was doing radiated heat transfer. Therefore
little heat radiated by pipe appeared as much heat on the
tester.

Your crystal ball is cracked. The pipe was mostly in the 30 degree range,
the attic was in the 20's. The area of insulation in plastic bags I had
put around the pipe was in the 50's, air was leaking around it. Not sure
how 'radiated heat' could make the pipe cooler than the area it supposedly
radiated to rather than equal in temperature. I don't have freon in my
vent stack.

How does the manufacturer discuss
this?
Go look if you're still interested.


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