Members/non members heating awnings
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Whittakerr replied on 30/08/2021 22:10
Posted on 30/08/2021 16:28 by JVB66I so agree what did the site manager do when you mentioned it?
One warden as they were then , would trip the bollard if he noticed one,(could be earth fault on heater sir
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Tinwheeler replied on 30/08/2021 22:41
Posted on 30/08/2021 22:10 by WhittakerrWhat did the warden say to the other 3 paying customers who were getting their electricity from the bollard when he tripped it!
SteveL replied on 30/08/2021 22:50
Posted on 30/08/2021 21:59 by CornersteadyJVB we've had this discussion before 'heat' does not rise, heated air rises. However the heat from radiant halogen heaters travels in straight lines and does not heat the air while it travels, it only heats the person or anything else able to absorb the energy.
Posted on 30/08/2021 22:50
However, surely the clothes on the person will shed heat into the colder air against them, as will the metal and fabric of the chair they are sat in. That heat will rise upwards, with only a thin layer of fabric insulating it from the outside environment. Either way it is far less efficient than heating a well insulated RV. I agree it is currently within the rules but in my opinion, it shouldn’t be.
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JVB66 replied on 30/08/2021 23:10
Posted on 30/08/2021 22:10 by WhittakerrWhat did the warden say to the other 3 paying customers who were getting their electricity from the bollard when he tripped it!
Cornersteady replied on 30/08/2021 23:11
Posted on 30/08/2021 22:50 by SteveLHowever, surely the clothes on the person will shed heat into the colder air against them, as will the metal and fabric of the chair they are sat in. That heat will rise upwards, with only a thin layer of fabric insulating it from the outside environment. Either way it is far less efficient than heating a well insulated RV. I agree it is currently within the rules but in my opinion, it shouldn’t be.
Posted on 30/08/2021 23:11
Very minimal I would say as most energy would be absorbed by the person/object. A crude analogy would be like boiling water to 100C in a microwave, does the air get heated to anywhere near that temperature, or even slightly heated?
As an aside but one never hears about using AC units?
JVB66 replied on 30/08/2021 23:24
Posted on 30/08/2021 22:41 by TinwheelerGood point and why was that warden acting in that way, I wonder🤔
Tinwheeler replied on 30/08/2021 23:30
Posted on 30/08/2021 23:24 by JVB66Normally if not in attendance in the awning he was protecting others from a fire hazard
JVB66 replied on 30/08/2021 23:33
Posted on 30/08/2021 23:30 by TinwheelerWhat would he be doing in the awning?
Protecting others?
It's clearly past your bedtime, JV, and all you're doing is making the warden look stupid.
JVB66 replied on 30/08/2021 23:54
Posted on 30/08/2021 21:59 by CornersteadyJVB we've had this discussion before 'heat' does not rise, heated air rises. However the heat from radiant halogen heaters travels in straight lines and does not heat the air while it travels, it only heats the person or anything else able to absorb the energy.
Tinwheeler replied on 30/08/2021 23:59
Posted on 30/08/2021 23:33 by JVB66Yet another side step when you know damm fine what I mean, or if not come off the fortified wine
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