On Tue, 19 Nov 2002, Eric Spletzer wrote: > Except with Radiant heat, you're not just heating the air, you're heating > the surfaces of the van, which won't lose their heat when you open the door. Unfortunately, steel conducts heat pretty well. You'll have a hard time keeping up with all the losses to the outside, unless you spend a lot of time insulating your van. Do that, and you may find you don't need nearly as complicated a heating scheme to stay comfortable.
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