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Red Green

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On Nov 23, 9:17*pm, Red Green wrote:
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On Nov 23, 4:29*pm, "SteveBell"
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I didn't mean that there was actually a stream of cold air (which
there isn't) just theknobitself is freezing cold probably
because
it is made of steel. *I figured filling *the gap with spray foam
or
replacing the bezel with a wooden one would solve the problem.

If you disassemble the lockset, you'll find that the metal outside
knobis fastened to the metal insideknobwith metal screws. The
locking mechanism also connects to both knobs, just not as solidly.

To stop heat from flowing from the warm side to the cool side,
you'll
have to have a "thermal break" between the two sides--some non-
metal
material to which both sides attach.

This non-metal thermal break is not available as far as I know, and
I
bet it never will be. It would be a weak point in the lock, and you
want a lock to be as strong as possible.

The heat transfer will be small in any case.

If you're interested in saving heating/cooling money, you'll be
better off looking for something else to improve. If you want to
avoid touching a cold doorknob, get somebody's grandmother to knit
a
doorknob cozy.

Hint: Don't waste your time saving money on your doorbell. ;-)

--
Steve Bell
New Life Home Improvement
Arlington, TX

I feel like this posting can be useless. *All I want to know is if
someone has ever insulated a doorknob. *That is it. *Not if you
like
knitting knobs, not if you are confused if this is a really post or
not, not your personal opinions on gmail, not anything but what is
in
the original post. *If the original post is not clear then ask for
clarification or don't post at all. Ron and Don had the only good
posts and I would like to thank them both very much for making this
particular thread worth while. *I think the rest of you seriously
need
to get a life!

Original post misleading. Took it as airflow coming through.

Concerned about cold to touch:

1) They used to make rubber caps for them long ago. Probably were sold
to help prevent wall damage but really don't know.

2) Put a sock over it.

3) Wrap it with duct tape.

Concerned about the miniscule heat transfer. Go to craft store. Get a
styrofoam ball. Cut it in half. Hollow each half for half the handle.
Put overknoband glue/tape/whatever halves of ball.

In your OP you said "Wondering what other's opinions are." This
directly
answers that. You may note like them because they are ugly or
something
but they are options.

So, today I ran some new wiring, worked on refinishing cabinets,
painted
a kitchen, sized some more aspects of 2 countertops I will be
replacing
and made mailbox post from a 12' 4x4 for neighbor because his drunken
buddy backed over it.

I did that and all you have to do is worry about a few calories of
heat
coming through your ****ty knobs. And you say I'm the one who needs to
get a life?

No, I'm not going to post this 82 times to your 82 duplicate posts.

You need to get a life!

Here we go again with the repeat posting. Another episode of Max
Headroom.