Ron wrote:
On Nov 23, 12:02 am, Jeff Wisnia
wrote:

wrote:

Has anyone ever insulated a doorknob to keep the cold air out? I was
thinking about removing it, filling the hole with foam then cut holes
for the screws and latch. Wondering what other's opinions are.

Thanks,

Carl

http://www.gaihosa.com

How is the "cold air" coming in?

Is it leaking out around the knob shank? There can't be a very large gap
there. maybe just an O-ring over the shank pushed against the hole it
comes through would stop most of the air flow. You could use a little
superglue to keep the O-ring in place.

Methinks you're straining at a gnat in terms of the amount of cold air
coming in there, relative to all the other air leaks in the average
house. but have fun....

Jeff

"Metinks" you took the bait.


Well, perhaps I did take it hook, line and sinker, but maybe I didn't.

The OP did say "cold air", not a "cold knob". And people do take cold
air leaks emanating from things like electrical outlet and swith boxes
seriously enough to try and smother them out, so why not want to
extinguish a leak from around a doorknob shank or bezel plate also?

Perhaps the OP will let us know if he was asking a serious question,
which elicited a lot of smartypants replies from other students in this
high school cafeteria of a thread, or just pulling our chains.

Speaking of pulling chains, I had some fun with a Nigerian scammer a few
years ago. Apologies if I posted this link here before, the years are
taking their toll on my memory and lately I've been suffering from some
serious CRS.*

http://home.comcast.net/~jwisnia18/j...ambusting.html

Jeff

* CRS = "Can't remember ****e."
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