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Thermal mass is great to smooth diurnal variance
by psd1 4y ago
Thermal mass is great to smooth diurnal variance
- mikeyouse 4y agoThermal mass inside the conditioned envelope is.. less so on the exterior of the house. Especially if it thermally bridges from outside to inside.
- bluGill 4y agoThermal mass is great for hot days and cold nights in areas near the equator. Most people live where sometimes they day doesn't get hot enough at least once in the year. Even when day of not enough balance and you either deal with the cold (frozen pipe is the big issues, humans can wear more clothes), and insulation is the only answer. Well you can just turn on the heat, heat but without insulation you need a lot. (Such areas tend to not have modern furnaces, burning tires is common for heat despite the toxic fumes) In short, thermal mass is overrated.