hydra-glide
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With the side's lifted at the bottom and the doors zipped closed, the cold air is convected up to the top east or west gable keeping the temp 7-9 degrees below the outside temp. Rolling up the front and back door panels makes no difference in the temp. This is the way the GH is left at night.
I bought 30 of those tarp clips and used every one. The transom needs ( clips across and two of them on each side of the zippers for support.
The 3' x 50' roll of 2x4 wire ceiling is a straightforward application. Cut 2 pieces 9 ft. long and leave the tangs full length. Each ceiling panel is 3' wide, so two runs will cover.
Roll the wire ends with needle-nose pliers into a circle. Make the circle even so there's no metal burrs. These eyelets can be used to position the wire-mesh from touching the fabric. Secure the 2x4 mesh with zip-ties. Home Depot sells a bag of 100. They're industrial strength.
The top rail of the GH has a triple layer of clear Gorilla Tape to isolate the wire ends from ever touching the GH covering. I'm happy with it. It's a secure GH for the So. Calif. climate.
I believe using a 6-12" room fan, that the temp. can be kept below 96-degres or less.
Light Dep? Too hot using today's gray/black tarps. Maybe one day, a black denier nylon that's light proof and lightweight.
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