Re: The heating thread

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I may also put a black-painted length of copper pipe inside the bottle, to act as a heating element, if I can get my hands on a length of copper pipe at a low cost.

I also have no black paint.

[Fangirl Three]

Bubble wrap would be an admirable insulator for this application.

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I have some bubble wrap.

[Fangirl Three]

You could use a mirror(s) to reflect additional sunlight onto the bottle.

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As suggested, I added bubble wrap to the back of my solar-powered water heating bottle.

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After one and a half hours in the window, the water in it was still cool.

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So, I followed YouTube's guidance and put it inside a larger bottle.

After an hour and a half, it had warmed up noticeably.

But still not very much.

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My next step will be painting it black, to see if that makes any difference.

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Once I have access to some black paint.

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In other news, I used 0.28 units of gas yesterday. The lowest since my experiments began.

Tomorrow will be my big test, with temperatures outside expected to plummet.

[Fangirl Three]

After one and a half hours in the window, the water in it was still cool.

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I have now have a black-painted bottle.

Now all I have to do is wait for the sun to come out.

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I have a mystery draught in my bedroom. I know about it because, every time the wind blows outside, the sheet of cooking foil I put over my bedroom door's little window makes, "I've been hit by wind," noises.

However, I can't find out where the draught is getting in from. I have been all around the window frame and the door frames, with a candle flame and it showed no signs of being blown around by wind.

So where is the wind getting in from? Where?

[Nightjar]

my bedroom door's little window...

...makes, "I've been hit by wind," noises.

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Perhaps tin foil isn't the best thing for the job?

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It's for preventing radiant heat loss.

Behind it, I have a layer of bubble wrap, to prevent conductive and convective heat loss.

[Nightjar]

Have you considered steadying, supporting, bolstering and soundproofing the overall superstructure with a layer of gaffer tape?

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I am considering it.

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