JLNorthGA
Active Member
We have smoke doors in the loft area above the fire curtain.
One of the board member's husbands brought a infrared and thermal imaging camera (a Fluke) by this past weekend checking for ways to improve our heating bill. One of the really cold areas was the smoke doors above the stage.
They are quite cold. They are steel and exposed to the elements. They conduct heat quite nicely. There are some holes that are visible in the doors for things like fusible links and such.
Any feasible way to do something about their heat/cold conductance? Would gluing a piece of insulation board or something to the inside of the doors be of any help? Would it even be legal?
The winter power bills are quite high as opposed to any other time of year - electric heat isn't conservative of energy consumption - especially when it's down below freezing.
One of the board member's husbands brought a infrared and thermal imaging camera (a Fluke) by this past weekend checking for ways to improve our heating bill. One of the really cold areas was the smoke doors above the stage.
They are quite cold. They are steel and exposed to the elements. They conduct heat quite nicely. There are some holes that are visible in the doors for things like fusible links and such.
Any feasible way to do something about their heat/cold conductance? Would gluing a piece of insulation board or something to the inside of the doors be of any help? Would it even be legal?
The winter power bills are quite high as opposed to any other time of year - electric heat isn't conservative of energy consumption - especially when it's down below freezing.