How R Value Affects Heating and Cooling in Fayetteville

R-value i a term tht u commonly hear ut f th mouths f Fayetteville NC HVAC contractors.

!ht i it" e#actly$ %ell" R-value i a measure f insulation&s a'ility t resist heat travelin( thru(h it.
)echnically" it i calculate* ' ta+in( th ratio f th tem,erature *ifference -r n insulator vr th
heat flu# thru(h it. .ut ll u rll n* t remem'er i th hi(her th R-value" th 'ttr th
insulation !or+s.
)h R-value i *e,en*ent n th insulatin( material" !ll it thic+ness n* *ensity. m
materials r sim,ly mr resistant t tem,eratures thn others" !hi-h i !h insulation hul* l!
' ,urchase* 'ase* n it R-value" rthr thn it thic+ness r !ei(ht.
An insulation&s effectiveness l *e,en*s n th location it i installe*. /f insulation i com,resse*" it
R-value m ' lo!ere* 0unless it i s,ecifically *esi(ne* t !ithstan* ,ressure1. 2ayerin( heavy
insulation n to, f li(hter insulation -n -u com,ression" -n !e*(in( 'lan+ets 0or 'atts1 int
narro! cavities. 3ne#,ecte* moisture -n su'stantially lo!er th R-value !ll ' !ei(hin( *!n
th insulation" leavin( (a,s n* 'are s,ots. Fr thi reason" it&s im,ortant t ,ro,erly install ur
insulation t achieve th ma#imum thermal resistance.
)h R-value f n insulatin( material i 4r inch f thic+ness. no! h n R-value f R-5.6 4r inch
f thic+ness" !hil 'ale* stra! (enerally h n R-value f 5.7. 2oose-fill insulation 0such fi'er(lass
r cellulose1 uull h n R-value ran(in( frm R-8.6 t 9.7. Ri(i* insulation 0such ,lastic foam1
-n run frm R-9.7 t :.6 r hi(her. Aero(el h n R-value f 'ut R-56.6" n* vacuum insulate*
,anels to, th list !ith n astonishin( R-value f R-96.6 0or hi(her1 4r inch f thic+ness.
%hn calculatin( R-value fr vrl layers f insulation" u sim,ly a** thir R-values to(ether. Fr
e#am,le" n inch f loose-fill fi'er(lass h n R-value f R-8.7. )! inches !ul* hv n R-value f
R-7.6" assumin( it ! ,ro,erly installe* n* uncom,resse*.
For more heatin( an* coolin( ti,s" chec+ this !e'site out.