Trichy Bastard
Well-Known Member
Mikey- you don't give me enough credit... I always try to do my research... The blue stuff does not expand much, it is latex based... Unfortunately is is not closed cell foam, it disentegrates under water and has about half the r-value of closed cell foam. It is better for doors and windows due to not aggresively expanding to the point where it bows the frame in, causing the window to break... Yes, I have considered tipping the chamber, but I would have to tilt it from one side, and also towards the back, and then there is the plastic mold lumps the water has to contend with too... Might have to build up the bottom like a ramp, so that it flows right into the corner where the drain hole is... I'll ponder it, cuz I agree I might as well tackle this now while she's apart and I gotta take out the silkscreen anyway.Would a flush mount drain to the bottom be something you could slap in while ya got it apart? Hell, if ya gotta tip the whole thing a few degrees to get proper drainage, I doubt your plants would notice.
I really hope the great stuff gives a a couple of degrees. I think you made the right decision in your choice. I only wish I would've been there at the hardware store with ya. The blue can for windows & doors is actually the highest quality they make. Probably not a huge deal. It actually expands less than the original formula, but is more dense. Doh! Well, if doesn't quite get ya there I'd be happy to help ya explore some heat exchange ideas. Sounds fun. I have the opposite problem. I did have the brilliant idea to elevate my heater to about 5'. Keeps the plants in my room 80, while my res, accumulator, & roots keep at about 65. Cold weather can have it's benefits.
Oh, the reason I suggested the corrugated plastic is that it was the cheapest thing I could think of that resembled the heat shield they use for the space shuttle. Shit literally looks like honeycomb. The more NASA the better, lol. I also looked at cooling towers for thermo nuclear plants. I doubt you wanna try & tackle air cooled though. VW didn't even stick that one out.
I never liked the way the water just sits in there anyway, luckily the bleach seeme to keep things at bay...