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Solar reflective paint for polycarbonate roof.
I was looking for some method of reducing the temp in the conservatory and
found this - http://www.paco-systems.co.uk/solarref.html It might just be normal wallop (emulsion) with a higher price, I don't know but it does the trick. We keep the pooches in there and they were gasping "water, shear me, I can't breathe". Temp went down from 41C to about 30C, light level down by around 40%. Anyway, the pooches gave me a round of apaws. |
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On Thu, 23 Jul 2009 23:37:35 +0100, brass monkey wrote:
I was looking for some method of reducing the temp in the conservatory and found this - http://www.paco-systems.co.uk/solarref.html It might just be normal wallop (emulsion) with a higher price, I don't know but it does the trick. We keep the pooches in there and they were gasping "water, shear me, I can't breathe". Temp went down from 41C to about 30C, light level down by around 40%. Anyway, the pooches gave me a round of apaws. The advert says you can paint it onto glass - did you do this and how's it stood the test of time? At over £13 per litre, I'd want to be pretty dam' sure it wasn't going to wash, or flake off the first time we get a downpour or snow on the roof. |
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On 23 July, 23:37, "brass monkey" wrote:
I was looking for some method of reducing the temp in the conservatory and found this -http://www.paco-systems.co.uk/solarref.html It might just be normal wallop (emulsion) with a higher price, I don't know but it does the trick. We keep the pooches in there and they were gasping "water, shear me, I can't breathe". Temp went down from 41C to about 30C, light level down by around 40%. Anyway, the pooches gave me a round of apaws. It would be interesting to know how translucent a conservatory roof must be before it is no longer classed as a conservatory for building regulation / planning purposes. I think 75 percent of the roof has to be "translucent". Simon. |
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"pete" wrote in message ... On Thu, 23 Jul 2009 23:37:35 +0100, brass monkey wrote: I was looking for some method of reducing the temp in the conservatory and found this - http://www.paco-systems.co.uk/solarref.html It might just be normal wallop (emulsion) with a higher price, I don't know but it does the trick. We keep the pooches in there and they were gasping "water, shear me, I can't breathe". Temp went down from 41C to about 30C, light level down by around 40%. Anyway, the pooches gave me a round of apaws. The advert says you can paint it onto glass - did you do this and how's it stood the test of time? At over £13 per litre, I'd want to be pretty dam' sure it wasn't going to wash, or flake off the first time we get a downpour or snow on the roof. I rollered it onto polycarbonate, about 12 sq mtrs of it. We've had a fair bit of heavy rain and hail, it still looks the same, time will tell. |
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On Fri, 24 Jul 2009 01:20:45 -0700 (PDT), Simon wrote:
On 23 July, 23:37, "brass monkey" wrote: I was looking for some method of reducing the temp in the conservatory and found this -http://www.paco-systems.co.uk/solarref.html It might just be normal wallop (emulsion) with a higher price, I don't know but it does the trick. We keep the pooches in there and they were gasping "water, shear me, I can't breathe". Temp went down from 41C to about 30C, light level down by around 40%. Anyway, the pooches gave me a round of apaws. It would be interesting to know how translucent a conservatory roof must be before it is no longer classed as a conservatory for building regulation / planning purposes. I think 75 percent of the roof has to be "translucent". Simon. But does it need to have 75% translucency? If it isn't opaque then it's translucent, but Regs. might set a limit for the min. -- Peter. The head of a pin will hold more angels if it's been flattened with an angel-grinder. |
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Solar reflective paint for polycarbonate roof.
"brass monkey" wrote in message ... I was looking for some method of reducing the temp in the conservatory and found this - http://www.paco-systems.co.uk/solarref.html It might just be normal wallop (emulsion) with a higher price, I don't know but it does the trick. We keep the pooches in there and they were gasping "water, shear me, I can't breathe". Temp went down from 41C to about 30C, light level down by around 40%. Anyway, the pooches gave me a round of apaws. I used polycarbonate sheet with a perforated metal film in the cavities, which proved to be very effective in Southern France. As I was replacing worn out sheet, I bought sheet with the film installed, but you can buy the strip to slide into existing sheet. http://www.casupply.co.uk/acatalog/s...l_inserts.html Colin Bignell |
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"nightjar .me.uk" cpb@insert my surname here wrote in message ... "brass monkey" wrote in message ... I was looking for some method of reducing the temp in the conservatory and found this - http://www.paco-systems.co.uk/solarref.html It might just be normal wallop (emulsion) with a higher price, I don't know but it does the trick. We keep the pooches in there and they were gasping "water, shear me, I can't breathe". Temp went down from 41C to about 30C, light level down by around 40%. Anyway, the pooches gave me a round of apaws. I used polycarbonate sheet with a perforated metal film in the cavities, which proved to be very effective in Southern France. As I was replacing worn out sheet, I bought sheet with the film installed, but you can buy the strip to slide into existing sheet. http://www.casupply.co.uk/acatalog/s...l_inserts.html Colin Bignell Yes, I've seen that Colin, but being a cheapskate gave the paint a try |
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On Fri, 24 Jul 2009 22:31:22 +0100, brass monkey wrote:
"nightjar .me.uk" cpb@insert my surname here wrote in message ... "brass monkey" wrote in message ... I was looking for some method of reducing the temp in the conservatory and found this - http://www.paco-systems.co.uk/solarref.html It might just be normal wallop (emulsion) with a higher price, I don't know but it does the trick. We keep the pooches in there and they were gasping "water, shear me, I can't breathe". Temp went down from 41C to about 30C, light level down by around 40%. Anyway, the pooches gave me a round of apaws. I used polycarbonate sheet with a perforated metal film in the cavities, which proved to be very effective in Southern France. As I was replacing worn out sheet, I bought sheet with the film installed, but you can buy the strip to slide into existing sheet. http://www.casupply.co.uk/acatalog/s...l_inserts.html Colin Bignell Yes, I've seen that Colin, but being a cheapskate gave the paint a try Me too! I looked at these some years ago and worked out that they more than double the cost of the polycarbonate. Quoting from the website: "... Each roll covers approximately 1.3 & 1.6 Sq/M ..." so for a 600mm x 3 metre sheet, you're looking at (maybe) 1 1/2 rolls at £30 a go - yikes!! Cheaper to open a window :-) |
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On Thursday, July 23, 2009 11:37:35 PM UTC+1, brass monkey wrote:
I was looking for some method of reducing the temp in the conservatory and found this - http://www.paco-systems.co.uk/solarref.html It might just be normal wallop (emulsion) with a higher price, I don't know but it does the trick. We keep the pooches in there and they were gasping "water, shear me, I can't breathe". Temp went down from 41C to about 30C, light level down by around 40%. Anyway, the pooches gave me a round of apaws. This is just what I have been searching for ...will certainly try it! |
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And in the intervening years, did it all fall off?
Brian -- From the Sofa of Brian Gaff Reply address is active wrote in message ... On Thursday, July 23, 2009 11:37:35 PM UTC+1, brass monkey wrote: I was looking for some method of reducing the temp in the conservatory and found this - http://www.paco-systems.co.uk/solarref.html It might just be normal wallop (emulsion) with a higher price, I don't know but it does the trick. We keep the pooches in there and they were gasping "water, shear me, I can't breathe". Temp went down from 41C to about 30C, light level down by around 40%. Anyway, the pooches gave me a round of apaws. This is just what I have been searching for ...will certainly try it! |
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